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Pandanus '10 Vol. 4,2 (2010)

Pandanus '10
Pandanus '10 : nature in literature, art, myth and ritual / Editor-in-chief: Jaroslav Vacek [u.a.]. - Vol. 4,2: Special Issue: Sun Worship in the Civilisations of the World. Ed. by Adalbert J. Gail. - Prague : Charles University in Prague, Philosophical Faculty, Institute of South and Central Asia, Seminar of Indian Studies, 2010
ISSN 1802-7997
EUR 15,00
URL: Pandanus '10

Inhalt: Vol. 4,2 (2010)
Special Issue: Sun Worship in the Civilisations of the World
Introduction
Ursula Thiemer-Sachse:
The sun god in Ancient Mexico: the birth of the fifth sun. From chieftain to sun god: Huitzilopochtli, the god of sun and war among the Aztecs
Alexandra von Lieven:
“The soul of the sun permeates the whole world.” Sun cult and religious astronomy in Ancient Egypt
Widu-Wolfgang Ehlers:
Helios, Sol and Sol Invictus. Cults of the sun in Greece and Rome
Andreas Hofeneder:
Vestiges of sun worship among the Celts
Dominik Bonatz:
“When Šamaš comes forth from the great mountain.” The sun cult and sun symbolism in Mesopotamia
Werner Sundermann:
Sun worship in Old Iran
Adalbert J. Gail:
“Let us think of this desired splendour of the sun god who should inspire our thoughts.” Sun worship in Vedic India
Adalbert J. Gail:
Armed and booted. Sun god and sun cult in Hinduism
Lee-Kalisch:
How and why did one shoot at the Nine Suns? Concepts and representations of suns in ancient China
Index of Select Subjects
List of authors