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Book Synopsis The Light, The Stones and The Sacred by : Andrea Orlando
Download or read book The Light, The Stones and The Sacred written by Andrea Orlando and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-27 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses a variety of topics within the growing discipline of Archaeoastronomy, focusing especially on Archaeoastronomy in Sicily and the Mediterranean and Cultural Astronomy. A further priority is discussion of the astronomical and statistical methods used today to ascertain the degree of reliability of the chronological and cultural definition of sites and artifacts of archaeoastronomical interest. The contributions were all delivered at the XVth Congress of the Italian Society of Archaeoastronomy (SIA), held under the rubric "The Light, the Stones and the Sacred" – a theme inspired by the International Year of Light 2015, organized by UNESCO. The full meaning of many ancient monuments can only be understood by examining their relation to light, given the effects that light radiation produces in “interacting” with lithic structures. Moreover, in addition to manifestations of the sacred through the medium of light (hierophanies), there are many ties between temples, tombs, megalithic structures, and the architecture of almost all ages and cultures and our star, the Sun. Readers will find the book to be a source of fascinating insights based on synergies between the disciplines of archaeology and astronomy.
Book Synopsis Ancient Astronomy by : Clive L.N. Ruggles
Download or read book Ancient Astronomy written by Clive L.N. Ruggles and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-10-21 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative introduction to the fascinating topic of archaeoastronomy—ancient peoples' understanding and use of the skies. Ancient Astronomy: An Encyclopedia of Cosmologies and Myth draws on archaeological evidence and oral traditions to reveal how prehistoric humans perceived the skies and celestial phenomena. With over 200 entries, it offers a number of ways to approach ancient astronomy, from key examples and case studies worldwide (Stonehenge; Mexican and Egyptian pyramids; Chaco Canyon, New Mexico; the Nazca lines in Peru) to general themes (cosmologies, calendars, ancient ideas of space and time, origin myths), to fundamental concepts and methods (how the sky has changed over the centuries, how to survey a site), and to the field's most frequently asked questions (How did ancient peoples navigate the ocean using the stars? How does astrology relate to ancient astronomy? Can ancient sites be dated astronomically?) By revealing the astronomical significance of some of the world's most famous ancient landmarks and enduring myths and by showing how different themes and concepts are connected, Ancient Astronomy: An Encyclopedia of Cosmologies and Myth brings a unique authoritative perspective to an area too often left to speculation and sensationalism.
Book Synopsis Decoding Neolithic Atlantic and Mediterranean Island Ritual by : George Nash
Download or read book Decoding Neolithic Atlantic and Mediterranean Island Ritual written by George Nash and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What constitutes an island and the archaeology contained within? Is it the physicality of its boundary (between shoreline and sea)? Does this physical barrier extend further into a watery zone? Archaeologically, can islands be defined by cultural heritage and influence? Clearly, and based on these few probing questions, islands are more than just lumps of rock and earth sitting in the middle of a sea or ocean. An island is a space which, when described in terms of topography, landscape form and resources, becomes a place. A place can sometimes be delineated with barriers and boundaries; it may also have a perimeter and can be distinguished from the space that surrounds it. The 16 papers presented here explore the physicality, and levels of insularity of individual islands and island groups during prehistory through a series of case studies on Neolithic island archaeology in the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions. For the eastern Atlantic (the Atlantic Archipelago) papers discuss the sacred geographies and material culture of Neolithic Gotland, Orkney, and Anglesey and the architecture of and ritual behavior associated with megalithic monuments in the Channel Islands and the Scilly Isles. The Mediterranean region is represented by a different type of Neolithic, both in terms of architecture and material culture. Papers discuss theoretical constructs and ritual deposition, cave sites, ritualized and religious aspects of Neolithic death and burial; metaphysical journeys associated with the underworld in Late Neolithic Malta and the possible role of its Temple Period art in ritual activities; and palaeoenvironmental evidence from the Neolithic monuments of Corsica. The cases examined illustrate the diversity of the evidence available that affords a better understanding of the European-Mediterranean Neolithic 'island society', not least the effects of interaction/contact and/or geographical insularity/isolation, all factors that are considered to have consequences for the establishment and modification of cultures in island settings.
Book Synopsis A Walk through the Iranian Heavens by : Antonio C.D. Panaino
Download or read book A Walk through the Iranian Heavens written by Antonio C.D. Panaino and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by Antonio Panaino discusses the development of the Iranian cosmographical world and its interaction with the Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic civilizations.
Download or read book Raphael's Poetics written by David Rijser and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying CD-ROM includes illustrations on PowerPoint slides.
Book Synopsis Ambiente, animali e umani by : Donadoni, Fanlo Cortes
Download or read book Ambiente, animali e umani written by Donadoni, Fanlo Cortes and published by Ledizioni. This book was released on 2018-11-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis 'Gems of Heaven' by : Christopher Entwistle
Download or read book 'Gems of Heaven' written by Christopher Entwistle and published by British Museum Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume collects together many diverse papers, interdisciplinary in nature, addressing issues such as typology and sourcing of gemstones.
Book Synopsis Synchrotron Radiation by : Accademia nazionale dei Lincei
Download or read book Synchrotron Radiation written by Accademia nazionale dei Lincei and published by Accademia Naz. dei Lincei. This book was released on 2002 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis International Amaldi Conference on Problems of Global Security by :
Download or read book International Amaldi Conference on Problems of Global Security written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Whence the Boundary Conditions in Modern Continuum Physics? by :
Download or read book Whence the Boundary Conditions in Modern Continuum Physics? written by and published by Accademia Naz. dei Lincei. This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Problem Dell'università written by and published by Accademia Naz. dei Lincei. This book was released on 2001 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fourteenth International Amaldi Conference on Problems of Global Security by :
Download or read book Fourteenth International Amaldi Conference on Problems of Global Security written by and published by Accademia Naz. dei Lincei. This book was released on 2003 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Convegno internazionale written by and published by Accademia Naz. dei Lincei. This book was released on 2004 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Index of Conference Proceedings by : British Library. Document Supply Centre
Download or read book Index of Conference Proceedings written by British Library. Document Supply Centre and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The King's Body by : Sergio Bertelli
Download or read book The King's Body written by Sergio Bertelli and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The King's Body offers a unique and up-to-date overview of a central theme in European history: the nature and meaning of the sacred rituals of kingship. Informed by the work of recent cultural anthropologists, Sergio Bertelli explores the cult of kingship, which pervaded the lives of hundreds of thousands of subjects, poor and rich, noble and cleric. His analysis takes in a wide spectrum, from the Vandal kings of Spain and the long-haired kings of France, to the beheaded kings of England and France, Charles I and Louis XVI. Bertelli explores the multiple meanings of the rites related to the king's body, from his birth (with the exhibition of his masculinity) to the crowning (a rebirth) to his death (a triumph and an apotheosis). We see how particular occasions such as entrances, processions, and banquets make sense only as they related directly to the king's body. Bertelli also singles out crowd-participatory aspects of sacred kingship, including the rites of violence connected with the interregnum (perceived as a suspension of the law) and the rites of expulsion for a tyrant's body, emphasizing the inversion of crowning rituals. First published in Italy in 1990, The King's Body has been revised and updated for English-speaking readers and expertly translated from the Italian by R. Burr Litchfield. Deftly argued and amply illustrated, this book is a perfect introduction to the cult of kingship in the West; at the same time, it illuminates for modern readers how strangely different the medieval and early modern world was from our own.
Book Synopsis Origin of HIV and Emerging Persistent Viruses by :
Download or read book Origin of HIV and Emerging Persistent Viruses written by and published by Accademia Naz. dei Lincei. This book was released on 2003 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reflections on Men and Ideas by : Giorgio De Santillana
Download or read book Reflections on Men and Ideas written by Giorgio De Santillana and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
