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Ever since the Greeks coined the language we commonly use for scientific description, mythology and science have developed separately. But what came before the Greeks? What if we could prove that all myths have one common origin in a celestial cosmology? What if the gods, the places they lived, and what they did are but ciphers for celestial activity, a language for the perpetuation of complex astronomical data? Drawing on scientific data, historical and literary sources, the authors argue that our myths are the remains of a preliterate astronomy, an exacting science whose power and accuracy were suppressed and then forgotten by an emergent Greco-Roman world view. This fascinating book throws into doubt the self-congratulatory assumptions of Western science about the unfolding development and transmission of knowledge. This is a truly seminal and original thesis, a book that should be read by anyone interested in science, myth, and the interactions between the two.
Ever since the Greeks coined the language we commonly use for scientific description, mythology and science have developed separately. But what came before the Greeks? What if we could prove that all myths have one common origin in a celestial cosmology? What if the gods, the places they lived, and what they did are but ciphers for celestial activity, a language for the perpetuation of complex astronomical data? Drawing on scientific data, historical and literary sources, the authors argue that our myths are the remains of a preliterate astronomy, an exacting science whose power and accuracy were suppressed and then forgotten by an emergent Greco-Roman world view. This fascinating book throws into doubt the self-congratulatory assumptions of Western science about the unfolding development and transmission of knowledge. This is a truly seminal and original thesis, a book that should be read by anyone interested in science, myth, and the interactions between the two.
Über den Autor
Giorgio de Santillana was born in Rome and moved to the United States in 1936. In 1942, he became an Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he would spend the remainder of his academic career.
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
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Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Philosophie |
Jahrhundert: | Antike |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780879232153 |
ISBN-10: | 0879232153 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
De Santillana, Giorgio
Dechend, Hertha Von |
Hersteller: | David R. Godine Publisher Inc |
Maße: | 228 x 151 x 38 mm |
Von/Mit: | Giorgio De Santillana (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.05.2015 |
Gewicht: | 0,771 kg |
Über den Autor
Giorgio de Santillana was born in Rome and moved to the United States in 1936. In 1942, he became an Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he would spend the remainder of his academic career.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Philosophie |
Jahrhundert: | Antike |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9780879232153 |
ISBN-10: | 0879232153 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
De Santillana, Giorgio
Dechend, Hertha Von |
Hersteller: | David R. Godine Publisher Inc |
Maße: | 228 x 151 x 38 mm |
Von/Mit: | Giorgio De Santillana (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.05.2015 |
Gewicht: | 0,771 kg |
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