[BOOK][B] Geography and ethnography: perceptions of the world in pre-modern societies
KA Raaflaub, RJA Talbert - 2009 - books.google.com
KA Raaflaub, RJA Talbert
2009•books.google.comThis fascinating volume brings together leading specialists, who have analyzed the thoughts
and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies. Presents
evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of Discovery Provides
cross-cultural comparison of ancient societies around the globe, from the Chinese to the
Incas and Aztecs, from the Greeks and Romans to the peoples of ancient India Explores
newly discovered medieval Islamic materials
and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies. Presents
evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of Discovery Provides
cross-cultural comparison of ancient societies around the globe, from the Chinese to the
Incas and Aztecs, from the Greeks and Romans to the peoples of ancient India Explores
newly discovered medieval Islamic materials
This fascinating volume brings together leading specialists, who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies. Presents evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of Discovery Provides cross-cultural comparison of ancient societies around the globe, from the Chinese to the Incas and Aztecs, from the Greeks and Romans to the peoples of ancient India Explores newly discovered medieval Islamic materials
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