By John Lundwall
Where this paintings rather shines is in its dialogue of ways historic oral peoples observed their universe. Oral cosmology is way extra complicated than the straightforward "flat-earth" types mentioned in present textbooks. Such fable cycles because the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Labors of Heracles, and the tale of the good Flood are noticeable thoroughly in a different way while considered from inside old cosmological idea. Many unusual gains of historical tradition, corresponding to the dancing refrain in Greek theater, are defined in rational and progressive methods. The pyramids, ziggurats, and megalithic-henges also are visible in a brand new light.
While educational, the e-book is written for a normal viewers. it's a interesting exploration in old historical past, comparative fable and non secular reports, and the traditional mind.
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