Skywatchers, Shamans and Kings

Skywatchers, Shamans and Kings

Astronomy and the Archaeology of Power

Krupp, E. C.

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

11/1996

384

Dura

Inglês

9780471048633

0471048631

822

This work describes the fascinating myths and rituals of sky worship practised by Egypt's pharaohs, the emperors of China, Tibetan lamas, Mongolian shamans, the kings of Anatolia's mountains and of Mesoamerica's jungles, and desert chiefs from Africa and the American Southwest.
Fingerprints of Cosmic Power. The Center of the World. Plugging In to Cosmic Power. Centers of Creation. Mother Earth. Agents of Renewal. Shamans, Chiefs, and Sacred Kings. Celestial Empires. Enlightened Self-Interest and Ulterior Motives. It Pays to Advertise. Upward Mobility. Bibliography. Illustration Credits. Index.
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