Overview
The 2000-year-old mystery solved Two decades after radiocarbon dating declared the Turin Shroud a mediaeval fake, brand-new historical discoveries strongly suggest that this famous cloth, with its extraordinary photographic imprint, is genuinely Christ's shroud after all. In 1978 in his international bestseller The Turin Shroud Ian Wilson ignited worldwide public debate with his compelling case endorsing the shroud's authenticity. Now, 30 years later, he has completely rewritten and updated his earlier book to provide fresh evidence to support his original argument. Shroud boldly challenges the current post-radiocarbon dating view - that it is a fake. By arguing his case brilliantly and provocatively, Ian Wilson once more throws the matter into the public arena for further debate and controversy.
Full Product Details
Author: Ian Wilson
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Dimensions:
Width: 12.80cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 19.70cm
Weight: 0.347kg
ISBN: 9780553824223
ISBN 10: 0553824228
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 17 February 2011
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Published to coincide with a new round of public showings of the Shroud ordered by the Pope -- the first in 10 years. The exhibition will be housed in Turin Cathedral from April 10 to May 15, 2010 and will generate major media attention and fresh focus on the Shroud. The Pope and literally millions of pilgrims will go.<br><br> The godfather of the bestselling genre of historical quests that seek for the 'truth' behind ancient myths and faiths. <br>-- The Independent<br>
The godfather of the bestselling genre of historical quests that seek for the 'truth' behind ancient myths and faiths. The Independent Really a completely new book, which I had not quite anticipated. The updated content [and] the enhanced pictorial program (including the many colour plates) ... greatly add to its impact. Professor John Beldon Scott In 1978 Ian Wilson first put forward the idea that the Shroud was the same as the Mandylion of Edessa...The [latest] evidence presented...is such that the burden of proof is now on those who think that the two relics are not related... This would take the Shroud back to the seventh century at least... -- John Ray TLS
Author Information
Ian Wilson is a prolific, internationally published author specialising in historical and religious mysteries. Born in south London, he graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, in 1963 with honours in Modern History. The TV documentary that he co-scripted to accompany his 1978 Shroud book won a BAFTA award, and his later book Jesus- The Evidence was a best-seller on both sides of the Atlantic. Accompanied by his wife Judith, Wilson emigrated from England to Queensland, Australia, in 1995, where he enthusiastically continues wide-ranging research projects both at home and around the world.
