9788186921050 - Cosmology of the Sacred World von Torres, Yolom Gonzalez (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. x + 235 36 Figures Map.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction/Yolotl Gonzalez Torres. 2. Cosmology in Tajin/Sara Ladron de Guevara. 3. The Maya 'Axis Mundi' diachronic vision of a cosmological concept/Henryk Karol Kocyba. 4. Some considerations on the vertical and horizontal levels of the universe/Yolotl Gonzalez Torres. 5. Lunar iconography in Lacandon Mayan Cosmology/Marie Odile Marion. 6. The womb that nourishes and devours: representations of the earth in the Cosmology of the Huave of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Mexico)/Alessandro Lupo. 7. Narratives and pilgrimages/Ari Rajsbaum Gorodezky. 8. Paez Cosmology/Hugo Portela and Hertinaldy Gomaez. 9. Significance of order music and dance: a study in musical and dance Cosmology of the santal tribe/Onkar Prasad. 10. Echoes of the Cosmic play/Baidyanath Saraswati. 11.Cosmology, religion, ethics, and philosophy in republican Rome: Lucretius' blend of cultural constituents/Albert Cook. "Ancient cultures everywhere sought (among other philosophical speculations), to unravel the mystery of the Universe: its origin, its ultimate root, and what-sustains and energizes it. As such, they not only tried to conceive the Universe according to their own vision, but also used varied metaphors/images to communicate the grand Cosmic mystery that transcends the constraints of space and time, of logic and casuality. Exploring beyond the 'New-age' trend, this volume offers some of the insightful studies of ancient cosmology and the unique human experience producing its diversified expressions across the continents. "Going into the beliefs of. 236 pp.