Mythology of Venus - Ancient Calendars and Archaeoastronomy

Informationen zum Autor Helen Benigni graduated with a Ph.D. in American Literature from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1989. She is Professor at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia where she teaches composition, literature, and comparative mythology. The first book she wrote is entitled The Myth of the Year: Returning to the Origin of the Druid Calendar (2003). She is the author of The Goddess and the Bull . 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 Foreword Morgan Llywelyn Preface Helen Benigni Acknowledgements 1. The Emergence of the Goddess: A Study of Venus in the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era Helen Benigni 2. The Epiphany of the Goddess: A Study of Venus in the Bronze and Iron Age Helen Benigni 3. Love Goddesses of the Early Historic Age Miriam Robbins Dexter 4. Venus, The Caillichín na Mochóirighe of Newgrange, Ireland Anthony Murphy Appendix I: The Astronomy of the Nights of Venus Barbara Carter Appendix II: The Eight Year Cycle of Venus Barbara Carter Appendix III: Of K'uk'ulcán and Quetazlcóatl, Venus in Mesoamerica R.P. Hale Index Plates About the Authors

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Helen Benigni, Benigni Helen
• Editore: University Press Of America
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.06.2013
• EAN: 9780761860624
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6062-4
• Pagine: 136
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altro; 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