New edition Gardner's book

Rick · 21st July 2009, 10:03 PM

Does anyone have Iron Ancestors ?
I'd love a review .

David · 20th May 2010, 06:42 PM

Just a heads up to all, this book is now available for about $20 USD. I just ordered it myself through amazon. I'm not too worried about the quality of the photos as Ron pointed out. I want to read it ....with a grain of salt on the side of course...

sirek · 20th May 2010, 07:30 PM

Also available on E-bay:

David · 20th May 2010, 09:08 PM

We should just leave this as readily available from multiple sources. When i mentioned that i purchased mine on Amazon this does not promote any particular sell as Amazon gives many seller options for any item. If any member is selling copies, either on eBay or through a website they can make an announcement in the Swap Forum.

DAHenkel · 23rd May 2010, 03:51 AM

A reminder to all that while a classic of the literature - this book should be taken with a fair pinch of salt. Gardner was a very interesting man but a bit of a crank with some rather dubious ideas about keris, history, magic and so forth. The book is perhaps the single most important source for many of the misconceptions, strange theories and errors which continue to plague keris knowledge - particularly in the Malay world. Buy the book but remember...it is an imperfect resource.

David · 23rd May 2010, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DAHenkel

A reminder to all that while a classic of the literature - this book should be taken with a fair pinch of salt. Gardner was a very interesting man but a bit of a crank with some rather dubious ideas about keris, history, magic and so forth. The book is perhaps the single most important source for many of the misconceptions, strange theories and errors which continue to plague keris knowledge - particularly in the Malay world. Buy the book but remember...it is an imperfect resource.

Seems to me that just about all written sources are imperfect resources for the study of keris Dave. I am well aware that Gardner's book is perhaps even less perfect than others.I think i also made the "grain of salt" reference in my previous post. I would not, however, go so far as to refer to him as a "crank" and while i don't know much about his views on history i don't find his views on magic to be all that dubious.

DAHenkel · 25th May 2010, 05:04 PM

Well if you want to be post-modern about it sure - but Gardner is particularly egregious in this regard...

...just sayin.

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20th May 2010, 09:08 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	We should just leave this as readily available from multiple sources. When i mentioned that i purchased mine on Amazon this does not promote any particular sell as Amazon gives many seller options for any item. If any member is selling copies, either on eBay or through a website they can make an announcement in the Swap Forum.

23rd May 2010, 03:51 AM	#5
DAHenkel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 125	A reminder to all that while a classic of the literature - this book should be taken with a fair pinch of salt. Gardner was a very interesting man but a bit of a crank with some rather dubious ideas about keris, history, magic and so forth. The book is perhaps the single most important source for many of the misconceptions, strange theories and errors which continue to plague keris knowledge - particularly in the Malay world. Buy the book but remember...it is an imperfect resource.

25th May 2010, 05:04 PM	#7
DAHenkel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 125	Well if you want to be post-modern about it sure - but Gardner is particularly egregious in this regard... ...just sayin.