Listopia > Karan Seraph's votes on the list Astrotheology (6 Books)
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The Death of Gods in Ancient Egypt
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"This book deals with interpreting specific Egyptian myths through the lens of astronomical knowledge."
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The Stars: A New Way to See Them
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"Though this book itself does not have any religious elements, it does provide a means of seeing constellations that relates to our ability to visualize how people of ancient periods through today can use these forms for scientific purposes (timekeeping, navigation) as well as in storytelling (mythology)."
Karan
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The Ancient World-Wide System: Star Myths of the World, Volume One
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"This book deals with a proposed ancient system in which Constellations provided the visuals for many stories we know as Myths, allowing simultaneous transmission of astronomical knowledge with spiritual or moral lessons."
Karan
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Hamlet's Mill: An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge and Its Transmission Through Myth
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"This book deals with the transmission of the knowledge of Precession of the Equinoxes and The Great Year through Mythology. "
Karan
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Find the Constellations: A Classic Guide to Tracking Planets and the Solar System with Star Charts for Children (Ages 10-12)
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The Devil's Pulpit: Or Astro-Theological Sermons
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"Although I find this work now 'dated' (published 1857), I do consider it an informative read in demonstrating the history of Astrotheological interpretations of Christianity. "
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