Living in a landscape of scarcity: Materiality and cosmology in WestAfrica

In her close ethnography of a Dogon village of Mali, Laurence Douny shows how a microcosmology develops from people's embodied daily ...

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The Legacy of Egypt (Legacy Series)

This completely revised edition of a classic study of ancient Egypt takes full account of recent scholarly work. Tracing the values and ac...

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Point of Origin: Gobekli Tepe and the Spiritual Matrix for the World'sCosmologies

Reveals Gobekli Tepe as a center of civilizing knowledge for the ancient world • Details how symbolic elements at Gobekli Tepe link a pre...

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The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions

String theory says we live in a ten-dimensional universe, but that only four are accessible to our everyday senses. According to theorists...

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Venus Rising South African Astronomical Beliefs, Customs and Observations

Venus Rising: South African Astronomical Beliefs, Customs and Observations examines traditional South African celestial knowledge, ranging...

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The Hermetic Code in DNA: The Sacred Principles in the Ordering of the Universe

An examination of the precise code that connects ancient spirituality with modern science • Shows how the numerical patterns in ancient p...

9:15 AM

Secrets of Ancient America: Archaeoastronomy and the Legacy of the Phoenicians, Celts, and Other Forgotten Explorers

The real history of the New World and the visitors, from both East and West, who traveled to the Americas long before 1492 • Provides mor...

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Yoruba Myths

This collection of myths - some of them simple, strong pieces of narrative, others mysterious, poetic and often amusing - illustrate the r...

1:32 PM

The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson

When the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History reclassified Pluto as an icy comet, the New York Times ...

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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Loyal readers of the monthly "Universe" essays in Natural History magazine have long recognized Neil deGrasse Tyson's talent...

7:52 AM

Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our true origins are not just human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and the current c...

7:48 AM

Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson

America’s space program is at a turning point. After decades of global primacy, NASA has ended the space-shuttle program, cutting off its ...

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Merlin's Tour of the Universe by Neil de Grasse Tyson

Merlin, a fictional visitor from the Andromeda Galaxy, Planet Omniscia, has been friends with many of the most important scientific figure...

7:42 AM

Cosmos

Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life...

7:39 AM

From Fetish To God Ancient Egypt by E. A. Wallis Budge

Rich, detailed survey of Egyptian conception of "God" and gods, magic, cult of animals, Osiris, more. Also, superb English trans...

6:57 AM

A Dictionary of African Mythology: The Mythmaker as Storyteller

In this marvelous collection of hundreds of fascinating, mysterious, and revealing tales, Harold Scheub captures the immense sweep and div...

5:09 PM

China's Cosmological Prehistory: The Sophisticated Science Encoded in Civilization's Earliest Symbols by Laird Scranton

An examination of the earliest creation traditions and symbols of China and their similarities to those of other ancient cultures • Revea...

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West African Contributions to Science and Technology

When West Africa is mentioned in a historical context, it is usually presented as the traditional hunting ground for slaves. Very few writ...

3:10 PM

Astrological Origins

“With all our modern knowledge and scientific equipment, and with the great strides made in mathematics, we astrologers have done nothing...

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Genesis in Egypt: The Philosophy of Ancient Egyptian Creation Accounts

Thousands of texts discuss Egytpain cosmology and cosmogony. James Allen has selected sixteen to translate and discuss in order to shed li...

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