At The Crossroads Of The Earth And The Sky

Author : Gary Urton
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292790513

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Above Misminay, the sky also is so divided by the alternation of the two axes of the Milky Way passing through the zenith. This mirror-image quadri-partition of terrestrial and celestial spheres is such that a point within one of the quarters of the earth is related to a point within the corresponding celestial quarter. The transition between the earth and the sky occurs at the horizon, where sacred mountains are related to topographic and celestial features. Based on fieldwork in Misminay, Peru, Gary Urton details a cosmology in which the Milky Way is central. This is the first study that provides a description and analysis of the astronomical and cosmological system in a contemporary community in the Americas. Separate chapters take up the sun, the moon, meteorological phenomena, the stars, and the planets. Star-to-star constellations, the "animal" dark-cloud constellations that cut through the Milky Way, and certain twilight- and midnight-zenith stars are analyzed in terms of their spatial and temporal integration within an indigenous cosmological framework. Urton breaks new ground by demonstrating the indigenous merging of such forms of "precise knowledge" as astronomy, meteorology, agriculture, and the correlation of astronomical and biological cycles within a single calendar system. More than sixty diagrams clarify this Quechua system of astronomy and relate it to more familiar principles of Western astronomy and cosmology.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:475203172

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Author : Gary Dwayne Urton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Indians of South America, Peru, Cuzco (Dept.), Astronomy
ISBN : 0686868153

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Author : Jean T. Larmon,Lisa J. Lucero,Fred Valdez Jr.
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781646422326

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Sustainability and Water Management in the Maya World and Beyond by Jean T. Larmon,Lisa J. Lucero,Fred Valdez Jr. Pdf

Sustainability and Water Management in the Maya World and Beyond investigates climate change and sustainability through time, exploring how political control of water sources, maintenance of sustainable systems, ideological relationships with water, and fluctuations in water availability have affected and been affected by social change. Contributors focus on and build upon earlier investigations of the global diversity of water management systems and the successes and failures of their employment, while applying a multitude of perspectives on sustainability. The volume focuses primarily on the Precolumbian Maya but offers several analogous case studies outside the ancient Maya world that illustrate the pervasiveness of water’s role in sustainability, including an ethnographic study of the sustainability of small-scale, farmer-managed irrigation systems in contemporary New Mexico and the environmental consequences of Angkor’s growth into the world’s most extensive preindustrial settlement. The archaeological record offers rich data on past politics of climate change, while epigraphic and ethnographic data show how integrated the ideological, political, and environmental worlds of the Maya were. While Sustainability and Water Management in the Maya World and Beyond stresses how lessons from the past offer invaluable insight into current approaches of adaptation, it also advances our understanding of those adaptations by making the inevitable discrepancies between past and present climate change less daunting and emphasizing the sustainable negotiations between humans and their surroundings that have been mediated by the changing climate for millennia. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in climate change, sustainability, and water management in the archaeological record. Contributors: Mary Jane Acuña, Wendy Ashmore, Timothy Beach, Jeffrey Brewer, Christopher Carr, Adrian S. Z. Chase, Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, Carlos R. Chiriboga, Jennifer Chmilar, Nicholas Dunning, Maurits W. Ertsen, Roland Fletcher, David Friedel, Robert Griffin, Joel D. Gunn, Armando Anaya Hernández, Christian Isendahl, David Lentz, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, Dan Penny, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Michelle Rich, Cynthia Robin, Sylvia Rodríguez, William Saturno, Vernon Scarborough, Payson Sheets, Liwy Grazioso Sierra, Michael Smyth, Sander van der Leeuw, Andrew Wyatt

Author : Bryan E. Penprase
Publisher : Springer
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319525976

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The Power of Stars by Bryan E. Penprase Pdf

Completely revised and updated, this new edition provides a readable, beautifully illustrated journey through world cultures and the vibrant array of sky mythology, creation stories, models of the universe, temples and skyscrapers that each culture has created to celebrate and respond to the power of the night sky. Sections on the archaeoastronomy of South Asia and South East Asia have been expanded, with original photography and new research on temple alignments in Southern India, and new material describing the astronomical practices of Indonesia, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. Beautiful photographs of temples in India and Asia have been added, as well as new diagrams explaining the alignment of these structures and the astronomical underpinnings of temples within the Pallava and Chola cultures. From new fieldwork in the Four Corners region of North America, Dr. Penprase has included accounts of Pueblo skywatching and photographs of ceremonial kivas that help elucidate the rich astronomical knowledge of the Pueblo people. The popular “Archaeoastronomy of Skyscrapers” section of the book has been updated as well, with new interpretations of skyscrapers in Indonesia, Taiwan and China.With the rapid pace of discovery in astronomy and astrophysics, entirely new perspectives are emerging about dark matter, inflation and the future of the universe. The Power of Stars puts these discoveries in context and describes how they fit into the modern perspective of cosmology, which has arisen from the universal human response to the sky that has inspired both ancient and modern cultures.

Author : Muriel Gargaud,William M. Irvine,Ricardo Amils,Philippe Claeys,Henderson James Cleaves,Maryvonne Gerin,Daniel Rouan,Tilman Spohn,Stéphane Tirard,Michel Viso
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 3376 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662650936

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Encyclopedia of Astrobiology by Muriel Gargaud,William M. Irvine,Ricardo Amils,Philippe Claeys,Henderson James Cleaves,Maryvonne Gerin,Daniel Rouan,Tilman Spohn,Stéphane Tirard,Michel Viso Pdf

Now in its third edition the Encyclopedia of Astrobiology serves as the key to a common understanding in the extremely interdisciplinary community of astrobiologists. Each new or experienced researcher and graduate student in adjacent fields of astrobiology will appreciate this reference work in the quest to understand the big picture. The carefully selected group of active researchers contributing to this work are aiming to give a comprehensive international perspective on and to accelerate the interdisciplinary advance of astrobiology. The interdisciplinary field of astrobiology constitutes a joint arena where provocative discoveries are coalescing concerning, e.g. the prevalence of exoplanets, the diversity and hardiness of life, and its chances for emergence. Biologists, astrophysicists, (bio)-chemists, geoscientists and space scientists share this exciting mission of revealing the origin and commonality of life in the Universe. With its overview articles and its definitions the Encyclopedia of Astrobiology not only provides a common language and understanding for the members of the different disciplines but also serves for educating a new generation of young astrobiologists who are no longer separated by the jargon of individual scientific disciplines. This new edition offers ~170 new entries. More than half of the existing entries were updated, expanded or supplemented with figures supporting the understanding of the text. Especially in the fields of astrochemistry and terrestrial extremophiles but also in exoplanets and space sciences in general there is a huge body of new results that have been taken into account in this new edition. Because the entries in the Encyclopedia are in alphabetical order without regard for scientific field, this edition includes a section “Astrobiology by Discipline” which lists the entries by scientific field and subfield. This should be particularly helpful to those enquiring about astrobiology, as it illustrates the broad and detailed nature of the field.

Author : Jordan Paper
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791483626

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The Deities Are Many by Jordan Paper Pdf

The Deities Are Many is a lively and learned introduction to polytheism. Drawing from both his scholarly research and his personal experience, author Jordan Paper is the ideal guide into this milieu. Paper was drawn to polytheism through his love of nature, seeing it as a source of the divine. In this book he focuses on Chinese and Native American religious traditions, as well as West African, African-Brazilian, Hindu, Polynesian, and circum-Polar traditions, to describe the theology of polytheism. The book provides a topology of polytheistic deities, focusing on the cosmic couple, Father Sky and Mother Earth; animal, plant, and mineral deities; ancestral spirits; divine ghosts; and culture heroes and tricksters. Paper also shows how monotheists misunderstand polytheism and provides a polytheist perspective on what it means to be human when the "deities are many." This is a fascinating, illuminating book, especially for those raised in monotheistic societies.

Author : Andreï Makine
Publisher : Arcade Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1559707399

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The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme by Andreï Makine Pdf

- Dreams of My Russian Summers, the first book in the trilogy, was a national bestseller, both in hardcover and paperback, with over 225,000 combined copies sold.- The second book in the trilogy, Requiem for a Lost Empire, had been called a "powerful and compelling novel: shocking, harrowing, beautiful, and in many ways profound" (Washington Times).- This trilogy will surely be hailed as a contemporary War and Peace in years to come.

Author : John Elder,Hertha D. Wong
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807085294

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Family of Earth and Sky by John Elder,Hertha D. Wong Pdf

Indigenous Tales of Nature from Around the World An array of vivid responses to nature from indigenous oral traditions in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas.

Author : Elizabeth A. Newsome
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292788022

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Trees of Paradise and Pillars of the World by Elizabeth A. Newsome Pdf

Assemblies of rectangular stone pillars, or stelae, fill the plazas and courts of ancient Maya cities throughout the lowlands of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras. Mute testimony to state rituals that linked the king's power to rule with the rhythms and renewal of time, the stelae document the ritual acts of rulers who sacrificed, danced, and experienced visionary ecstasy in connection with celebrations marking the end of major calendrical cycles. The kings' portraits are carved in relief on the main surfaces of the stones, deifying them as incarnations of the mythical trees of life. Based on a thorough analysis of the imagery and inscriptions of seven stelae erected in the Great Plaza at Copan, Honduras, by the Classic Period ruler "18-Rabbit-God K," this ambitious study argues that stelae were erected not only to support a ruler's temporal claims to power but more importantly to express the fundamental connection in Maya worldview between rulership and the cosmology inherent in their vision of cyclical time. After an overview of the archaeology and history of Copan and the reign and monuments of "18-Rabbit-God K," Elizabeth Newsome interprets the iconography and inscriptions on the stelae, illustrating the way they fulfilled a coordinated vision of the king's ceremonial role in Copan's period-ending rites. She also links their imagery to key Maya concepts about the origin of the universe, expressed in the cosmologies and mythic lore of ancient and living Maya peoples.

Author : Richard B. Lee,Richard Heywood Daly,Richard Daly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999-12-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 052157109X

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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Hunters and Gatherers by Richard B. Lee,Richard Heywood Daly,Richard Daly Pdf

Hunting and gathering is humanity's first and most successful adaptation. Until 12,000 years ago, all humanity lived this way. Surprisingly, in an increasingly urbanized and technological world dozens of hunting and gathering societies have persisted and thrive worldwide, resilient in the face of change, their ancient ways now combined with the trappings of modernity. The Encyclopedia is divided into three parts. The first contains case studies, by leading experts, of over fifty hunting and gathering peoples, in seven major world regions. There is a general introduction and an archaeological overview for each region. Part II contains thematic essays on prehistory, social life, gender, music and art, health, religion, and indigenous knowledge. The final part surveys the complex histories of hunter-gatherers' encounters with colonialism and the state, and their ongoing struggles for dignity and human rights as part of the worldwide movement of indigenous peoples.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Political science
ISBN : UCAL:B4911832

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Social Science Quarterly by Anonim Pdf

Includes section "Book reviews."

Author : Luce Irigaray
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-07-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780826473271

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Way of Love by Luce Irigaray Pdf

The Way of Love asks the question: How can we love each other? Here Luce Irigaray, one of the world's foremost philosophers, presents an extraordinary exploration of desire and the human heart. If Western philosophy has claimed to be a love of wisdom, it has forgotten to become a wisdom of love. We still lack words, gestures, ways of doing or thinking to approach one another as humans, to enter into dialogue, to build a world where we can live together.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Archaeoastronomy
ISBN : UCSD:31822020429320

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Archaeoastronomy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lois Benjamin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0830415653

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Three Black Generations at the Crossroads by Lois Benjamin Pdf

Drawing on research and interviews in an ongoing project on black professionals in the US and utilizing the postfigurative, cofigurative, and prefigurative models of anthropologist Margaret Mead, Benjamin has provided a neat structure to understand 20th-century US cultural values through the window of the African American community. Recommended for a variety of readers and students of the 20th century. --Choice Magazine