The Mask of Nostradamus

The Mask of Nostradamus: The Prophecies of the World's Most Famous Seer is a 1990 book by magician and skeptic James Randi, published in paperback in 1993. Randi's biography looks past the "mask" of Nostradamus with a critical look at some of his alleged prophecies.

The Mask of Nostradamus: The Prophecies of the World's Most Famous Seer
First edition
AuthorJames Randi
CountryUnited States
PublisherCharles Scribner's Sons
Publication date
1990
Pages256 pp
ISBN0-684-19056-7
OCLC27034316
133.3/092 B
LC ClassBF1815.N8 R35 1993

Reception

New Scientist wrote the book was a good biography exploring how people rewrite Nostradamus's predictions to give the illusion of fulfilled predictions.[1] The Skeptic's Dictionary cites Randi as debunking Nostradamus' claimed predictions of Adolf Hitler.[2]

John Koontz wrote about the book that "Randi can provide a much more parsimonious explanation than any given by true believers in prophecy".[3]

John Blanton explains that in the book Randi described prophecy's believers willingness to bend the meanings of words in favor of their claims about Nostradamus.[4]

The book received an average of 3.82 out of 5 stars at Goodreads, from 138 readers' ratings.[5]

Editions
  • French edition by Editions Griot, 1994, as Le vrai visage de Nostradamus;
  • Polish edition, 1994, as Nostradamus Bez Maski;
  • Italian edition by Avverbi, 2001, as La maschera di Nostradamus;
  • Chinese edition, 2001.

See also

References
  1. Grossman, Wendi (10 November 1990). "Review: There are no prophets with honour". New Scientist (issue 1742). Retrieved 31 January 2007.
  2. Carroll, Robert (2007). "Nostradamus". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
  3. Koontz, John (February 1998). "Nostradamus" (PDF). The Atheist. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
  4. Blanton, John (February 2003). "Nostradamus". North Texas Skeptics. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
  5. "The Mask of Nostradamus by James Randi". goodreads.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

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