Titlebook: Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy; Clive L.N. Ruggles Reference work 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 Arch

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Concepts of Space, Time, and the Cosmosded as entities in themselves that exist independently of the rest of reality, “dimensions” that are empty or neutral. Accordingly, Western societies treat them as resources or commodities. However, the assumption that space and time exist and are real is not universal to humankind.

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Calendars and Astronomyework for referencing and enacting events, and to determine durations (time intervals) between events. They are typically, although not exclusively, linked to one or more astronomical cycles such as the phase cycle of the moon, the seasonal cycle of appearances and disappearances of stars and asteri

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Astronomy and Chronology - Babylonia, Assyria, and Egyptsely known calendar in which the observations are expressed. It rests on an interplay of astronomy and relative chronology which requires more discussion than astronomy does. If relative chronology allows for a large interval for an event, then the periodic repetition of astronomical phenomena will

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Astronomy and Navigationir destination. Astronomical elements, present in their navigation “toolkit” for orientation, calendar purposes, and time reckoning, contributed to their conceptualization of space and time and were eventually integrated in their ritual, social organization, and social power structure.

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Astronomy and Politicsapter explores some of the ways that astronomy, astrology, and politics have interacted, placing particular focus on the way that astronomy and astrology have been used for political purposes by both people in power and people who wish to influence a ruler’s policy. Also discussed are the effects th

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Astrology as Cultural Astronomyrn world, where it may be understood as a form of ethnoastronomy – astronomy practiced by the people. The Western tradition, which originated in Mesopotamia and was developed in the Greek world, has been most studied by academics. However, India is also home to a tradition which has survived in a co

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Astronomy, Astrology, and Medicinethe eighteenth century, medical practitioners used astronomy/astrology as an important part of diagnosis and prescription. Throughout this time frame, scientists cited the similarities between medicine and astrology, in addition to combining the two in practice. Hippocrates and Galen based medical t

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Origins of the “Western” Constellationsting back to different epochs. The analysis begins with a discussion of the zodiacal constellations, goes on to discuss the stellar lore in Homer and Hesiod, and then examines several theories concerning the origins of the southern non-zodiacal constellations. It concludes with a commentary concerni

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