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Автор: Brayn. E Penprase
Издательство: springer
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 1441968024
Количество страниц: 348
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Размер: 22 Мб
Каталожный номер: 43778
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What are some of the connections that bind us to the stars? How have these connections been established? And how have people all around the world and throughout time reacted to the night sky, the sun and moon, in their poetry, mythology, rituals, and temples? This book explores the influence of the sky on both ancient and modern civilization, by pring a clear overview of the many ways in which humans have used the stars as an ordering principle in their cultures, and which today still inspire us intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. The book explores constellation lore from around the world, celestial alignments of monuments and temples, both from ancient and modern civilizations, and the role the sky has played in the cultures of the Greek, Egyptian, Babylonian, Native American,
Ключевые теги: астрономия, космос |
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