Anthony Aveni Bücher

Sie gelten als das achte Weltwunder und sind eines der letzten Geheimnisse der Archäologie: die riesigen Zeichnungen, die vor etwa 2000 Jahren in den Wüstenboden von Peru gescharrt wurden. Neben kilometerlangen Linien finden sich auch Tierzeichnungen, die so groß sind, dass sie nur vom Flugzeug aus erkannt werden können. Anthony Aveni gilt weltweit als bester Kenner der Nasca-Kultur. Auf unterhaltsame Weise präsentiert er die Ergebnisse seiner jahrzehntelangen Forschung und liefert eine neue Erklärung für den Ursprung und die Bedeutung der Zeichen von Nasca, deren Schönheit und Rätselhaftigkeit eine ungeheure Faszination ausüben. Sie gelten als das achte Weltwunder und sind eines der letzten Geheimnisse der Archäologie: die riesigen Zeichnungen, die vor etwa 2000 Jahren in den Wüstenboden von Peru gescharrt wurden. Neben kilometerlangen Linien finden sich auch Tierzeichnungen, die so groß sind, dass sie nur vom Flugzeug aus erkannt werden können. Anthony Aveni gilt weltweit als bester Kenner der Nasca-Kultur. Auf unterhaltsame Weise präsentiert er die Ergebnisse seiner jahrzehntelangen Forschung und liefert eine neue Erklärung für den Ursprung und die Bedeutung der Zeichen von Nasca, deren Schönheit und Rätselhaftigkeit eine ungeheure Faszination ausüben.

Exploring the enduring conflict between intelligent design and evolution, Anthony Aveni delves into how cultural perspectives shape humanity's understanding of the natural world. Through ten insightful essays, he highlights the diverse approaches societies have taken to uncover truths about existence, from ancient civilizations to modern debates. Aveni's work appeals to those fascinated by science, history, and cultural studies, as it reveals the intricate connections between fundamental values and the quest for knowledge about our universe.

In anticipation of solar eclipses visible in 2017 and 2024, an exploration of the scientific and cultural significance of this mesmerizing cosmic display

Follow an epic animal race, a quest for a disembodied hand, and an emu egg hunt in constellation stories from diverse cultures

An accessible exploration of how diverse cultures have explained humanity’s origins through narratives about the natural environmentDrawing from a vast array of creation myths—Babylonian, Greek, Aztec, Maya, Inca, Chinese, Hindu, Navajo, Polynesian, African, Norse, Inuit, and more—this concise illustrated book uncovers both the similarities and differences in our attempts to explain the universe. Anthony Aveni, an award-winning author and professor of astronomy and anthropology, examines the ways various cultures around the world have attempted to explain our origins, and what roles the natural environment plays in shaping these narratives. The book also celebrates the audacity of the human imagination. Whether the first humans emerged from a cave, as in the Inca myths, or from bamboo stems, as the Bantu people of Africa believed, or whether the universe is simply the result of Vishnu’s cyclical inhales and exhales, each of these fascinating stories reflects a deeper understanding of the culture it arose from as well as its place in the larger human narrative.

Exploring the intersection of magic, science, and religion, Anthony Aveni reveals how ancient practices aimed to enhance human understanding and improve lives. Through a captivating journey across time and cultures, the book highlights the enduring quest for clarity about humanity's role in the universe, showing that the desire for knowledge and connection has been a constant throughout history.

December 21, 2012. The Internet, bookshelves, and movie theaters are full of prophecies, theories, and predictions that this date marks the end of the world, or at least the end of the world as we know it. Whether the end will result from the magnetic realignment of the north and south poles, bringing floods, earthquakes, death, and destruction; or from the return of alien caretakers to enlighten or enslave us; or from a global awakening, a sudden evolution of Homo sapiens into non-corporeal beings - theories of great, impending changes abound.In The End of Time, award-winning astronomer and Maya researcher Anthony Aveni explores these theories, explains their origins, and measures them objectively against evidence unearthed by Maya archaeologists, iconographers, and epigraphers. He probes the latest information astronomers and earth scientists have gathered on the likelihood of Armageddon and the oft-proposed link between the Maya Long Count cycle and the precession of the equinoxes. He then expands on these prophecies to include the broader context of how other cultures, ancient and modern, thought about the "end of things" and speculates on why cataclysmic events in human history have such a strong appeal within American pop culture.