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
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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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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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