Lightning in the Andes and Mesoamerica : pre-columbian, colonial, and contemporary perspectives /

Lightning has evoked a numinous response as well as powerful timeless references and symbols among ancient religions throughout the world. Thunder and lightning have also taken on various symbolic manifestations, some representing primary deities, as in the case of Zeus and Jupiter in the Greco/Roma...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Staller, John E.
Weitere Verfasser:
Stross, Brian
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Zusammenfassung:
Lightning has evoked a numinous response as well as powerful timeless references and symbols among ancient religions throughout the world. Thunder and lightning have also taken on various symbolic manifestations, some representing primary deities, as in the case of Zeus and Jupiter in the Greco/Roman tradition, and Thor in Norse myth. This book explores the symbolic elements surrounding lightning in their associated pre-Columbian religious ideologies.
Umfang:
1 online resource (279 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-247) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-996776-8
Schlagworte:
Indian cosmology.
Indigenous peoples > Religion.
Indigenous peoples > Rites and ceremonies.
Lightning > Religious aspects > Latin America.
Lightning > Latin America > Folklore.
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