{"product_id":"geography-and-ethnography-9781405191463","title":"Geography and Ethnography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fascinating volume brings together leading specialists, who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of Discovery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides cross-cultural comparison of ancient societies around the globe, from the Chinese to the Incas and Aztecs, from the Greeks and Romans to the peoples of ancient India\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores newly discovered medieval Islamic materials\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The basic premise, not to be dismissed, is that other 'ancient' or 'pre-modern' societies can inform us about the Classical and Near Eastern progenitors of our own, if we are prepared to look and learn.\"  (\u003ci\u003eAncient West and East\u003c\/i\u003e, 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \"In sum, the editors, and the publisher, are to be congratulated on producing, a stimulating volume which provides expert guidance to many aspects of the foreign country which is the past.\" (Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science, 2011)  \u003cp\u003e\"The 20 papers originated in a workshop held at Brown University in March 2006 and fully reflect the series' world focus and broad definition of ancient societies.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor's Preface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard J. A. Talbert and Kurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Where the Black Antelope Roam: Dharma and Human Geography in India 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Minkowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Humans, Demons, Gods and Their Worlds: The Sacred and Scientific Cosmologies of India 32\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKim Plofker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Structured Perceptions of Real and Imagined Landscapes in Early China 43\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHsin-Mei Agnes Hsu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Nonary Cosmography in Ancient China 64\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn B. Henderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Knowledge of Other Cultures in China’s Early Empires 74\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Loewe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Mississippian Peoples’ Worldview 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen DuVal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Aztec Geography and Spatial Imagination 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarbara E. Mundy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Inca Worldview 128\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine Julien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Masters of the Four Corners of the Heavens: Views of the Universe in Early Mesopotamian Writings 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePiotr Michalowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The World and the Geography of Otherness in Pharaonic Egypt 169\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerald Moers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 On Earth as in Heaven: The Apocalyptic Vision of World Geography from Urzeit to Endzeit according to the Book of Jubilees 182\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames M. Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 'I Know the Number of the Sand and the Measure of the Sea': Geography and Difference in the Early Greek World 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Guettel Cole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Continents, Climates, and Cultures: Greek Theories of Global Structure 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Romm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Geographical Narrative of Strabo of Amasia 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniela Dueck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Roman Worldview: Beyond Recovery? 252\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard J. A. Talbert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Medieval Islamic Worldview: Arabic Geography in Its Historical Context 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdam J. Silverstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Book of Curiosities: An Eleventh-Century Egyptian View of the Lands of the Infidels 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmilie Savage-Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Geography and Ethnography in Medieval Europe: Classical Traditions and Contemporary Concerns 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatalia Lozovsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Europeans Plot the Wider World, 1500–1750 330\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Buisseret\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 344\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769314279767,"sku":"9781405191463","price":107.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405191463.jpg?v=1758720593","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/geography-and-ethnography-9781405191463","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}