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    Lemuria - Wikipedia

    • Occultist and founder of theosophy Helena Blavatsky, during the latter part of the 19th century, placed Lemuria in the system of her mystical-religious doctrine, claiming that this continent was the homeland of the human ancestors, whom she called Lemurians. 展开

    Overview

    Lemuria , or Limuria, was a continent proposed in 1864 by zoologist Philip Sclater, theorized to have sunk beneath the
    The … 展开

    Evolution of the idea

    Lemuria was hypothesized as a land bridge, now sunken, which would account for certain discontinuities in biogeography. This idea has been rendered obsolete by modern theories of plate tectonics. Sunken continents such as … 展开

    知名角色Lemurians
    类型大陆假说
    Scientific origins

    In 1864, "The Mammals of Madagascar" by zoologist and biogeographer Philip Sclater appeared in The Quarterly Journal of Science. Using a classification he referred to as lemurs, but which included related primate groups, … 展开

    Kumari Kandam

    Some Tamil writers such as Devaneya Pavanar have associated Lemuria with Kumari Kandam, a legendary sunken landmass mentioned in the Tamil literature, claiming that it was the cradle of civilization. A Tamil commen… 展开

    In popular culture

    Since the 1880s, the concept of Lemuria has had a prominent place in the mythology of Theosophy, anthroposophy and other occult beliefs, inspiring many novels, television shows, films, and music. These are not scientific … 展开

    Further reading

    Lost Continents: The Atlantis Theme in History, Science, and Literature (1954) by L. Sprague de Camp. New York: Gnome Press & Dover Press.
    • Ramaswamy, Sumathi (2004). The Lost Land of Lemuria: Fabulous Geogr… 展开