Talk:Atlanticism
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This Article still does not fully define what "Atlanticism" is.
There is an alternative use for this word, the belief in an ancient and hugely advanced human civilization that was destroyed. (Danekenism, after Erich von Däniken, is similar but considers the civilization of extra-terrestrial origin.) Atlanticism in this sense was coined by Ashworth, C.E., 1980. Flying Saucers, Spoon-Bending and Atlantis: A Structural Analysis of New Mythologies. Sociological Review, 28(2):353-76. The term Atlanticism in this meaning has been used lately by e.g. Walliss, John, & Spencer, Wayne, 2003. The Lost Aisle: Selling Atlantis in the "Spiritual Supermarket". Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, Vol. 3.
The word Atlanticist is also used of a person who believes in or promotes Atlanticism in this sence, such as author Graham Hancock.
Incidentally, the term Atlantis could also be split in two, one for Plato's tale of Atlantis, one for the modern myth of Atlantis as it appears in this form of Atlanticism (the belief in a hugely advanced civilization, the origin of other civilizations, that was lost).
Furthermore, in the text that exists, the phrase "Germany had invaded many Eastern European countries in World War II - French and British security guarantees to these countries were quietly forgotten." sounds like history revisionism to me.
- In that case we need 2 articles Atlanticism (politics) and Atlanticism (mythology), turning this into a disambiguation page 9which would be great), --SqueakBox 15:14, May 14, 2005 (UTC)
