Ancient Cosmologies

In Ancient Cosmologies (1975) nine eminent scholars seek to answer the question, what was the shape of the universe to the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Jews, Indians, Chinese, Arabs, Greeks and Norsemen? How did they see the visible heavens as well as the other hidden worlds of the dead, gods and demons?

List of contents

1. The Cosmology of Ancient Egypt J.M. Plumley 2. The Cosmology of Sumer and Babylon W.G. Lambert 3. Jewish Cosmology Rabbi Louis Jacobs 4. The Cosmology of Early China Joseph Needham 5. Ancient Indian Cosmology R.F. Gombrich 6. Islamic Cosmology Edith Jachimowicz 7. Scandinavian Cosmology H.R. Ellis Davidson 8. Greek Cosmologies G.E.R. Lloyd 9. The European Heritage Philip Grierson

About the author

Carmen Blacker and Michael Loewe

Product details

• Assisted by: Blacker Carmen (Editor), Loewe Michael (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032774725
• ISBN: 978-1-032-77472-5
• No. of pages: 284
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Ancient World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Ancient, History of Science, Ancient World, Ancient History, Cosmology & the universe, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Cosmology and the universe, Ancient religions & mythologies, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, Ancient religions and Mythologies