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Astronomies and Cultures: Papers Derived from the Third "Oxford" International Symposium on Archaeoastronomy, St. Andrews, Uk, September 1990
By
Nicholas J. Saunders (editor) and
C. L. N. Ruggles
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Ocarina Books/Oxbow Books
Publication date
November 1, 1993
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780870813191
ISBN-10
0870813196
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.70 lbs.
Original list price
$25.00
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: Ten thematic articles illustrating the broad scope, diversity and cultural significance of contemporary studies in archaeoastronomy. Contents: The Study of Cultural Astronomy ( Clive Ruggles and Nicholas Saunders ); The Yao Dian and the Origins of Astronomy in China ( Chen Cheng-Yih and Xi Zezong ); The Riddle of Red Sirius: An Anthropological Perspective ( Roger Ceragioli ); Astronomies and Rituals at the Dawn of the Middle Ages ( Stephen McCluskey ); Folk Astronomy in the Service of Religion: The Case of Islam ( David King ); Cosmos and Kings at Vijayanagara ( John McKim Malville and John Fritz ); Medicine Wheel Astronomy ( David Vogt ); Venus-Regulated Warfare and Ritual Sacrifice in Mesoamerica ( John Carlson ); Astronomical Knowledge, Calendrics, and Sacred Geography in Ancient Mesoamerica ( Johanna Broda ); The Pleiades in Comparative Perspective: The Waiwai Shirkoimo and the Shipibo Huishmabo ( Peter G. Roe ).
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