Sky and Symbol
Sky and Symbol

Author: Liz Greene

Publisher:

Published: 2013-10

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9781907767036

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Human beings in all cultures have long used the sky to tell stories and weave myths that impart meaning to life on earth. The key to all such systems is symbolism, in which one thing is used to signify, imply, represent, or embody another. The papers included in this volume are all concerned, in one way or another, with various perceptions of the world of celestial phenomena as symbols. These explorations range from art history and analytical psychology to critiques and accounts of astrology, and roam from western to non-western cultures, as well as from the ancient world to the modern. The papers, most of which were given at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Sophia Centre Conference in Bath, UK, in 2011, provide a valuable addition to the scholarly literature on our understanding of the origins, function, and nature of symbols, especially their use in relation to cultural applications of astronomy, astrology, and the sky.

On Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar
On Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar

Author: Julio Samsó

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-09-25

Total Pages: 1027

ISBN-13: 9004436588

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In On Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar Julio Samsó shows that astronomical sources, written in al-Andalus, the Maghrib and the Iberian Peninsula, belong to the same tradition and emphasizes the role of al-Andalus and the Iberian Peninsula in the transmission of Islamic astronomy to medieval Europe.

Sirius
Sirius

Author: Jay B. Holberg

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-02-22

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 038748941X

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This book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time.

Challenges of Astronomy
Challenges of Astronomy

Author: Wolfhard Schlosser

Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Springer-Verlag

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13:

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A unique collection of thirty experiments ranging from ancient astronomy to cosmology, each containing one or more challenges for the reader. The progression here is from the Earth outward through the solar system to the stellar and galactic realm. Topics include the shape of the sky; Stonehenge as a stone-age abacus; determining the size of the Earth; the distance of the moon, stars and planets; planetary mass, density, temperature and atmosphere; the speed of light; the nature of the quiet and active sun; photometry and spectroscopy; star clusters and variable stars; and fundamental properties of stars.

The Flat Earth as Key to Decrypt the Book of Enoch
The Flat Earth as Key to Decrypt the Book of Enoch

Author: Zen Garcia

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-09-26

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 1329579429

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Shortly after accepting the flat earth as a model for the world, I decided to revisit the Book of the Courses of the Heavenly Luminaries to see if my new understanding would somehow mirror what Enoch was sharing as the motion of the sun and moon. As I began to read chapters 71-82, I found to my utter amazement that I was able to grasp those passages. I knew then that the vision that the angel Uriel had shown to Enoch could only be deciphered if one were to imagine Enoch's description of the revolution of the sun and the moon. As seen from above the flat circular plane of the earth as described by Isaiah; and that Enoch must have been taken up to perhaps where Polaris is, centered directly above the North Pole, and while looking down at the backdrop of the earth, was instructed on the motions of both the sun and moon. Without such conception, it is in my opinion impossible to apply these descriptions to the model of the earth as a spherical planet.

Mesopotamian Astrology
Mesopotamian Astrology

Author: Ulla Susanne Koch

Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9788772892870

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This book is intended to serve as a general introduction to Mesopotamian astrology, both its outward phenomena and its inner structure.

CyberResearch on the Ancient Near East and Neighboring Regions
CyberResearch on the Ancient Near East and Neighboring Regions

Author: Vanessa Bigot Juloux

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-08-07

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 9004375082

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CyberResearch on the Ancient Near East and Neighboring Regions is now available on PaperHive! PaperHive is a new free web service that offers a platform to authors and readers to collaborate and discuss, using already published research. Please visit the platform to join the conversation. CyberResearch on the Ancient Near East and Neighboring Regions provides case studies on archaeology, objects, cuneiform texts, and online publishing, digital archiving, and preservation. Eleven chapters present a rich array of material, spanning the fifth through the first millennium BCE, from Anatolia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Iran. Customized cyber- and general glossaries support readers who lack either a technical background or familiarity with the ancient cultures. Edited by Vanessa Bigot Juloux, Amy Rebecca Gansell, and Alessandro Di Ludovico, this volume is dedicated to broadening the understanding and accessibility of digital humanities tools, methodologies, and results to Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Ultimately, this book provides a model for introducing cyber-studies to the mainstream of humanities research.

Genesis
Genesis

Author: Allan Kardec

Publisher: FEB Editora/CEI

Published: 2021-11-17

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 6555703385

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This book is one of the five basic works that make up the Codification of Spiritism, and is the author’s most scientific work. It deals with themes regarded as incontestable by religion in the light of the immortality of the soul, unifying Christian thought and cientific discoveries. It offers a unique opportunity for the reader to know and study themes of universal interest, discussed in a logical, rational and revealing manner. It is divided into three parts: The first part analyses the origin of planet Earth and avoids mysterious or magical interpretations about its creation. The second part analyses the question of miracles, explaining the nature of the fluids and the extraordinary phenomena contained in the Gospel. The third part focuses on the prophecies in the Gospel, the signs of the times and the new generation, whose advent will be the beginning of a new era for humankind based on the practice of justice, peace and fraternity. The subjects presented in its eighteen chapters have as their basis the immutability of the grand Divine Laws.

The Scientific Basis of Astrology
The Scientific Basis of Astrology

Author: Percy Seymour

Publisher: St Martins Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 9780312077952

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Offering evidence for the validity of astrology in everyday life, an astronomer presents a new theory on the relationship between science and astrology, and arguing for a connection between the cosmos and the mysteries of human personality