Skywatchers, Shamans and Kings by E C Krupp
This work describes the fascinating myths and rituals of sky worship practised by Egypt's pharaohs, the emperors of China, Tibetan lamas, Mongolian shamans, the kings of Anatolia's mountains and of Mesoamerica's jungles, and desert chiefs from Africa and the American Southwest.
E. C. KRUPP, Ph.D., is an astronomer and the Director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Dr. Krupp is the award-winning author of Echoes of the Ancient Skies and Beyond the Blue Horizon. He writes a monthly column, "Rambling Through the Night Skies," for Sky & Telescope magazine, and has appeared on The Tonight Show, Nightline, and The MacNeil/Lehrer Report. Dr. Krupp lives in Los Angeles.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780471048633 |
| ISBN 10 | 0471048631 |
| Title | Skywatchers, Shamans and Kings |
| Author | E C Krupp |
| Series | Wiley Popular Science |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1996-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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