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Book of the sun / Marcell Jankovics ; translated from the Hungarian by Mario D. Fenyo.
LIBRA BL325.S8 J3613 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jankovics, Marcell, 1941-2021.
- Series:
- CHSP Hungarian authors series ; no. 2.
- CHSP Hungarian authors series ; no. 2
- Standardized Title:
- Nap könyve. English
- Language:
- English
- Hungarian
- Subjects (All):
- Sun--Mythology.
- Sun.
- Mythology.
- Sun--Religious aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 373 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Social Science Monographs ; New York : Distributed by Columbia University Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- This book is about the Sun that united and still unites the peoples of the world, shaping their ideas and their symbols. The six handsomely illustrated chapters of the book examine the ideology behind sun worship, the meaning and uses of that ideology, the myths of the Sun, the role of the cult that led to monotheism, and the continuous impact of the Sun on universal culture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0880339837
- OCLC:
- 49001113
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