Astronomies and Cultures
Clive L. N. Ruggles, Nicholas J. Saunders
ISBN 10: 0870813196 ISBN 13: 9780870813191
Published by University Press of Colorado, 1993
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Ten thematic articles illustrating the broad scope, diversity and cultural significance of contemporary studies in archaeoastronomy. Contents: The Study of Cultural Astronomy ( Clive Ruggles and Nicholas Saunders ); The Yao Dian and the Origins of Astronomy in China ( Chen Cheng-Yih and Xi Zezong ); The Riddle of Red Sirius: An Anthropological Perspective ( Roger Ceragioli ); Astronomies and Rituals at the Dawn of the Middle Ages ( Stephen McCluskey ); Folk Astronomy in the Service of Religion: The Case of Islam ( David King ); Cosmos and Kings at Vijayanagara ( John McKim Malville and John Fritz ); Medicine Wheel Astronomy ( David Vogt ); Venus-Regulated Warfare and Ritual Sacrifice in Mesoamerica ( John Carlson ); Astronomical Knowledge, Calendrics, and Sacred Geography in Ancient Mesoamerica ( Johanna Broda ); The Pleiades in Comparative Perspective: The Waiwai Shirkoimo and the Shipibo Huishmabo ( Peter G. Roe ).
Product Description: "RUGGLES, C. L. N. / N. J. SAUNDERS, EDS. ASTRONOMIES AND CULTURES. PAPERS DERIVED FROM THE THIRD ""OXFORD"" INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARCHAEOASTRONOMY, ST. ANDREWS, UK, SEPTEMBER 1990 [HARDBACK]. BOULDER, CO, 1993, xviii 344 p.,figuras. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo."
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Title: Astronomies and Cultures
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Like New
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First Edition.