Sacred Books Of The East Vol 24 Part 3 : Pahlavi Texts
Sacred Books Of The East Vol 24 Part 3 : Pahlavi Texts
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Book Summary
From the flat earth to the sun`s chariot traditional spiritual texts seem wedded to outmoded cosmologies that show, at best, the scientific limitations of their authors. The Bhagavata Purana, one of the classical scriptures of Hinduism, seems, at first glance, to be no exception. However, a closer examination of this text reveals unexpected depths of knowledge in ancient cosmology. This shows that the cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana is a sophisticated system, with multiple levels of meaning that encode at least four different astronomical, geographical, and spiritual world models. By viewing the text in the light of modern astronomy, Richard Thompson shows how ancient scientists expressed exact
ISBN-13
9788120801257
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Motilal Banarsidass
Publishing Date
1987-07
Product Edition
1

Sacred Books Of The East Vol 24 Part 3 : Pahlavi Texts

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Book Summary
From the flat earth to the sun`s chariot traditional spiritual texts seem wedded to outmoded cosmologies that show, at best, the scientific limitations of their authors. The Bhagavata Purana, one of the classical scriptures of Hinduism, seems, at first glance, to be no exception. However, a closer examination of this text reveals unexpected depths of knowledge in ancient cosmology. This shows that the cosmology of the Bhagavata Purana is a sophisticated system, with multiple levels of meaning that encode at least four different astronomical, geographical, and spiritual world models. By viewing the text in the light of modern astronomy, Richard Thompson shows how ancient scientists expressed exact
Book Specifications
ISBN-13
9788120801257
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Motilal Banarsidass
Publishing Date
1987-07
Product Edition
1