Skywatchers, Shamans & Kings-Krupp/ASTRONOMY & SOCIETY/NEW/HB/DJ/Illus/Free Ship

Description: Description: A wonderful book, richly illustrated, about early concepts of the heavens and how they helped early civilizations conceive of an orderly cosmos. From the Publisher’s Description:” Since the dawn of civilization, we have searched the sky for clues with which to interpret the forces that govern our lives. In Skywatchers, Shamans, and Kings, acclaimed author E. C. Krupp takes us on a fascinating journey to all corners of the world to visit the shrines and temples, tombs and caves where ancient priests and rulers communed with the gods of the sky. These are the sacred places where the magical power of the celestial spheres was encountered and the secrets of the planets and stars were divined. The tomb of the Maya ruler Six Sky served as a compass of cosmic power, built at the center of the Maya cosmos where the First Father was said to have given order to the world. The King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Egypt contained a narrow portal through which King Khufu ascended to rule over the Imperishable Stars. From the Terrace for Managing Heaven, hosts of skywatchers attended Khubilai Khan and devised masterful calendars of celestial events that confirmed his divinely sanctioned right to rule. Drawing on his intimate knowledge of more than 1,300 ancient sites he has visited, E. C. Krupp, one of the world's foremost experts on ancient astronomy, takes us to the essential sacred places—as well as celestial shrines far off the beaten path—in an evocative narrative richly enhanced by more than 150 pho-tographs and illustrations. Through vivid descriptions of the important sites and their ritual meanings, he reveals how the rulers of ancient peoples from the Aztecs to the Mongols built monuments and practiced rituals with which they harnessed the power of the sky and sanctified their authority over their worlds. He decodes enigmatic inscriptions cm temples and tombs, interprets the haunting imagery of sand paintings and petroglyphs, and traces the elaborate astronomical alignments according to which monuments and whole cities were constructed so that they mirrored the structure of the cosmos and permit-ted contact with its power. He describes the constellations and sky gods envi-sioned by the ancients and recounts the stories told about the characters painted in the stars. We meet shaman-chiefs and storm lords, pharaohs and imperial rulers, med-icine men and rain kings, and we learn how the rituals they practiced expressed intriguing beliefs about the cosmic order, from how the celestial powers governed nature—presiding over the rhythms of time in the progression of days and sea-sons—to the way in which the world was created and what our place is in the sacred landscape. Even as we move today into a high-tech twenty-first century, we are still entranced by the mystery, beauty, and power of the celestial spheres. In Skvwatchers, Shamans, and Kings, we can reach back to our early ancestors and discover the myriad ways in which the powers of the sky invested meaning and order in their lives.” About the Author: E. C. Krupp, Ph.D., is an astronomer and the Director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Dr. Krupp is the award-winning author of Echoes of the Ancient Skies and Beyond the Blue Horizon. He writes a monthly column, "Rambling Through the Night Skies," for Sky & Telescope magazine, and has appeared on The Tonight Show, Nightline, and The MacNeil/Lehrer Report. Dr. Krupp lives in Los Angeles.. VISIT MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST(Click This Link) Please inquire about discounts for purchases of multiple items. Shipping: Free media rate shipping in US. International shipping as appropriate (See Shipping and Payments Tab on this listing page for further details). We make every attempt to describe items clearly and completely. Please read our listings carefully, inspect posted images of the item, and let us know if you have any questions before you bid. All buyers must pay according to Ebay policies. If you have any questions about this, please email me. International bidders should contact me for a quote on shipping before bidding. Whenever possible, international shipping will be in Priority flat rate envelopes. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.

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Location: Riverside, Rhode Island

End Time: 2025-01-05T21:15:49.000Z

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