Foundations of New World Cultural Astronomy: A Reader with Commentary Contributor(s): Aveni, Anthony (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0870819003 ISBN-13: 9780870819001 Publisher: University Press of Colorado OUR PRICE: $38.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2008 Annotation: Gazing into the black skies from the Anasazi observatory at Chimney Rock or the Castillo Pyramid in the Maya ruins of Chichen Itz??, it's easy to wonder what ancient stargazers looked for in the skies and what they saw. Once considered unresearchable, these questions now drive cultural astronomers, who draw on written and unwritten records and a constellation of disciplines to reveal the wonders of ancient and contemporary astronomies. Cultural astronomy has evolved at ferocious speed since its genesis in the 1960s, with seminal essays and powerful rebuttals published in far-flung, specialized journals. Until now, only the most closely involved scholars could follow the intellectual fireworks. In Foundations of New World Cultural Astronomy, one of cultural astronomy's founders and top scholars, Anthony Aveni, offers a personal selection of the essays that built the field, from foundational to contemporary pieces. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Archaeology - Science | Astronomy |
Dewey: 520 |
LCCN: 2008020144 |
Physical Information: 1.63" H x 6.06" W x 8.9" (2.44 lbs) 768 pages |
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Publisher Description: Gazing into the black skies from the Anasazi observatory at Chimney Rock or the Castillo Pyramid in the Maya ruins of Chichen Itza, a modern visitor might wonder what ancient stargazers looked for in the skies and what they saw. Once considered unresearchable, these questions now drive cultural astronomers who draw on written and unwritten records and a constellation of disciplines to reveal the wonders of ancient and contemporary astronomies. Cultural astronomy, first called archaeoastronomy, has evolved at ferocious speed since its genesis in the 1960s, with seminal essays and powerful rebuttals published in far-flung, specialized journals. Until now, only the most closely involved scholars could follow the intellectual fireworks. In Foundations of New World Cultural Astronomy, Anthony Aveni, one of cultural astronomy's founders and top scholars, offers a selection of the essays that built the field, from foundational works to contemporary scholarship. |