Advancing cultural astronomy : studies in honour of Clive Ruggles

Advancing cultural astronomy : studies in honour of Clive Ruggles / Efrosyni Boutsikas, Stephen C. McCluskey, John Steele, editors.

This collection of essays on cultural astronomy celebrates the life and work of Clive Ruggles, Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy at Leicester University. Taking their lead from Ruggles' work, the papers present new research focused on three core themes in cultural astronomy: methodology, c...

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Other Authors: Ruggles, C. L. N. (Clive L. N.) (honouree.), Boutsikas, Efrosyni, 1980- (Editor), McCluskey, Stephen C. (Stephen Clement), 1940- (Editor), Steele, John M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2021]
Series:Historical & cultural astronomy.
Subjects:
Ruggles, C. L. N. > (Clive L. N.)
Ethnoastronomy.
Ethnoastronomy
Electronic books.
Festschriften
Festschriften.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Clive Ruggles and the Development of Cultural Astronomy
  • Chapter 2. What Equinox?
  • Chapter 3. Their Equinox: Mesopotamian Conceptions of Solstices and Equinoxes
  • Chapter 4. The Hopi Calendar and Some Archaeological Correlates of Horizon Markers
  • Chapter 5. Signs, Not Phenomena: Moqoit Cosmo-politics and Alternative Experiences of the Sky
  • Chapter 6. On Translating Cardinal Directions in Ancient Greek Geographers
  • Chapter 7. The North Sky and the Otherworld: Journeys of the Dead in the Neolithic Considered
  • Chapter 8. Diachrony and the Big Picture: Chabola de la Hechicera, a Peculiar Orientation and a Sacred Landscape
  • Chapter 9. An Investigation of the Role of Architectural Orders in Greek Temple Orientation
  • Chapter 10. The Stars in Ancient Greece
  • Chapter 11. Why are there Seven Sisters?
  • Chapter 12. Remarks on the Lunar Series and Eclipse Cycles in Late Classic Maya Records
  • Chapter 13. Finally, a Very Fruitful Interdisciplinary Cooperation
  • Chapter 14. The Chankillo Solar Observatory and Ceremonial Centre: A Heritage for the World
  • Chapter 15. Cultural Heritage of Observatories in the Context with the IAUNESCO Initiative Highlights in the Development of Architecture.

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