Based on more than two decades of systematic research and cross-cultural comparison by comparative mythologist David Talbott reconstructs a cosmic drama when planets hung in the sky close to the earth--an epoch of celestial wonder giving rise to time-honored symbols. Symbols of an Alien Sky will introduce you to celestial spectacles and earth-shaking events once remembered around the world. Archaic symbols of these events still surround us, some as icons of the world’s great religions, though the origins of the symbols appear to be lost in obscurity.
In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to ...
Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.
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Based on more than two decades of systematic research and cross-cultural comparison by comparative m...
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5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three mill...
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