عنوان

Cosmology, calendars, and horizon-based astronomy in ancient Mesoamerica /

شابک

1607323788

شابک

9781607323785

شابک اشتباه

9781607323792

شماره

b421182

عنوان اصلي

Cosmology, calendars, and horizon-based astronomy in ancient Mesoamerica /

نام عام مواد

[Book]

نام نخستين پديدآور

edited by Anne S. Dowd and Susan Milbrath

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xxviii, 380 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

24 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index

متن يادداشت

List of figures -- List of tables -- Foreword: Astronomy, anthropology, and Anthony Aveni / E.C. Krupp -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. An interdisciplinary approach to cosmology, calendars, and horizon-based astronomy / Susan Milbrath and Anne S. Dowd -- Horizon-based astronomy. Pyramids marking time : Anthony F. Aveni's contribution to the study of astronomical alignments in Mesoamerican architecture / Ivan Šprajc ; Maya architectural hierophanies / Anne S. Dowd ; Mountain of sustenance : site organization at Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl and Mesoamerican concepts of space and time / Ronald K. Faulseit -- Cosmological principles. The North Celestial Pole in ancient Mesoamerica / Clemency Coggins ; A seasonal calendar in the Codex Borgia / Susan Milbrath ; Iconography and metaphorical expressions pertaining to eclipses : a perspective from postclassic and colonial Maya manuscripts / Gabrielle Vail ; The Maya deluge myth and Dresden Codex page 74 : not the end but the eternal regeneration of the world / John B. Carlson -- Calendar records. The ancient Maya moon : calendar and character / Flora Simmons Clancy ; Pecked circles and divining boards : calculating instruments in ancient Mesoamerica / David A. Freidel and Michelle Rich ; The "Las Bocas mosaic" and Mesoamerican astro-calendrics : "calculator" or hoax? / Prudence M. Rice ; Some alternative eclipse periodicities in Maya codices / Victoria R. Bricker and Harvey M. Bricker ; Modeling indigenous Mesoamerican eclipse theory / John Justeson -- Conclusion. Maya books and buildings at baktun's end / Anthony F. Aveni -- List of contributors -- Index

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

""This book is an interdisciplinary tour-de-force that establishes the critical role astronomy played in the religious and civic lives of the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica. Providing examples of how pre-Columbian peoples merged ideas about the cosmos with those concerning calendar and astronomy, and showcases the value of detailed examinations of astronomical data for understanding ancient cultures."--Provided by publisher"--

موضوع مستند نشده

Archaeoastronomy

موضوع مستند نشده

Aztec astronomy

موضوع مستند نشده

Indian calendar

موضوع مستند نشده

Maya astronomy

شماره رده

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Dowd, Anne S.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Milbrath, Susan

تاريخ عمليات

20170109090915.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y