Foundations of New World Cultural Astronomy A Reader with Commentary |
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| Editor:
| Aveni, Anthony |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87081-900-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Colorado
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionCultural 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.