Edward Burman

Sardinia (eBook, ePUB)

Island of Myth and Magic

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An exploration of Sardinia's incredibly rich history and culture, which stretches back to the Neolithic period.

This book details everyone from the Phoenicians to the Carthaginians and Aragonese who invaded Sardinia, which is covered with some of the most fascinating historical and archaeological sites in Europe - from thousands of nuraghi, Bronze Age towers and settlements, to 'giant's grave' and 'fairy house' tombs. It also holds eccentric festivals, from Barbagia's carnival parade of ghoulish mamuthones, said to banish winter demons, to the death-defying S'Ardia horse race in Sedilo.

There are shipwrecks off Cagliari's coast, underwater caves and submerged Roman ruins in addition to ancient castles, churches, undisturbed hilltop villages and 2,000 miles of some of the most beautiful coastline in the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786725998
• Artikelnr.: 57135042

Autorenporträt

Edward Burman grew up in Cambridge and studied Philosophy and Fine Art at the University of Leeds in the UK. He lived in Rome for three years, where he studied art, learnt Italian, and wrote articles for the local English-language newspaper. He then lived in Tehran, where he worked as an editor and became fascinated by the country's history and literature. Back in Italy, Burman wrote various books on occult subjects and Italian culture and taught in the universities of L'Aquila and Bologna.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Into Sardinia: Bosa and Oristano 2 Tharros and Cabras 3 Antas 4 Cagliari 5 Barumini
Gavoi/Fonni
Nuoro 6 Nuoro to Olbia 7 Olbia
Arzachena
Caprera 8 Tempio Pausania
Castelsardo
Porto Torres
Stintino
Asinara 9 Sassari 10 Alghero Epilogue: A Final Word Acknowledgements A Note on the Photographs Suggested Further Reading Index Plates