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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Hauptverfasser: Staller, John E. (VerfasserIn), Stross, Brian (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press 2013
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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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780199333257
9780199967759
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199967759.001.0001

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