Cultural Astronomy In Latin America

This book provides a unique view of Astronomy in Culture, Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy involving ancient civilizations in Latin America, emphasizing scientific and cultural knowledge combined with historical, cognitive, archaeological and anthropological aspects. Topics covered in the book include different associations of ancient civilizations with the stars and planets, whether in farming, architecture, social organization, beliefs, myths, religion, metric systems, calendar construction, shrines, and variations in astronomical research methods based on the types of material evidence available. Special attention is paid to the war cycles associated with observed celestial events, day-counting calendars, including movements in the sky and written evidences from codices, and in particular the Andean and Inca traditions of astronomically associated shrines, caves and celestial alignments of monuments and temples.

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• Authors: Cesar Augusto Zen Vas Steven R Gullberg
• Assisted by: César Augusto Zen Vasconcellos (Editor), Steven Gullberg (Editor), Steven R Gullberg (Editor), Cesar Augusto Zen Vasconcellos (Editor), Vasconcellos Cesar Augusto Zen (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9789811281921
• ISBN: 978-981-1281-92-1
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Latin America, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Social and cultural history, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Astronomy, space & time, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy