Mythology of Venus - Ancient Calendars and Archaeoastronomy

Informationen zum Autor Helen Benigni graduated with a Ph.D. in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1989. She is a professor at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, where she teaches comparative mythology, composition, and literature. Her other works include The Myth of the Year: Returning to the Origin of the Druid Calendar (2003) and The Goddess and the Bull: A Study in Minoan-Mycenaean Mythology (2007). Klappentext The Mythology of Venus is a collection of essays that summarizes the archaeoastronomy, calendar associations, religious and cultural icons and myths identified with the planet Venus. This book reveals the archetype of a goddess associated with the planet Venus who is identified with transformation, spiritual resurrection, and enlightenment. Zusammenfassung The Mythology of Venus is a collection of essays that summarizes the archaeoastronomy! calendar associations! religious and cultural icons and myths identified with the planet Venus. This book reveals the archetype of a goddess associated with the planet Venus who is identified with transformation! spiritual resurrection! and enlightenment. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordMorgan Llywelyn PrefaceHelen BenigniAcknowledgements 1. The Emergence of the Goddess: A Study of Venus in the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era Helen Benigni2. The Epiphany of the Goddess: A Study of Venus in the Bronze and Iron AgeHelen Benigni3. Love Goddesses of the Early Historic AgeMiriam Robbins Dexter4. Venus, The Caillichín na Mochóirighe of Newgrange, IrelandAnthony Murphy Appendix I: The Astronomy of the Nights of VenusBarbara CarterAppendix II: The Eight Year Cycle of VenusBarbara CarterAppendix III: Of K'uk'ulcán and Quetazlcóatl, Venus in MesoamericaR.P. HaleIndex PlatesAbout the Authors

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Helen Benigni, Benigni Helen
• Edition: University Press Of America
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 03.06.2013
• EAN: 9780761860624
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6062-4
• Pages: 136
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Autres; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Physique, astronomie > Astronomie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, RELIGION / Ancient, Folklore, myths & legends, Ancient Rome, Astronomy, space & time, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, Roman religion and mythology, Roman religion & mythology, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Ancient religion;Archaeoastronomy;Astronomy;Mythology;Venus