Geography and Ethnography: Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition
by Kurt A. Raaflaub (Editor); Richard J. Talbert (Editor)
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Societies have typically reflected upon their place in the world in relation to the space in which they live, those who surround them, the universe, and divine forces that they believe determine their fate. In this fascinating volume, the editors bring together leading specialists who have analyzed the thoughts and records of a wide range of pre-modern societies from around the globe and across the ages. Some societies, like the Chinese, Greeks, and Arabs, have left extensive written cultural and scientific documentation. Others, as in India and Mesopotamia, used myth and epic for memory and understanding. Still others, such as the Incas and Aztecs, did not write, but their ideas and beliefs can be recovered from later narratives, as well as from their artwork, monuments, and shaping of the landscape.
A wide range of common questions are examined, from evidence, interpretations, and methodology, to the way geographic and ethnographic concepts and views of the cosmos were developed and expressed. The resulting cross-cultural comparisons clearly describe the specific characteristics of these societies, how they differ and overlap. What emerges is a rich and astonishing variety of responses developed to meet universal challenges.
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- Title Geography and Ethnography: Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies
- Author Kurt A. Raaflaub (Editor); Richard J. Talbert (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
- Date 2010-02
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781405191463 / 1405191465
- Weight 1.76 lbs (0.80 kg)
- Dimensions 9.7 x 7 x 1 in (24.64 x 17.78 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Library of Congress subjects Civilization, Ancient, Human geography
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009020183
- Dewey Decimal Code 304.23
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Citations
- Choice, 07/01/2010, Page 0
- Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2010, Page 78
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