Anthony F. Aveni

Our Ancestors and the Cosmos

People and the Sky

Revised and updated, Conversing With The Planets interweaves astronomy, mythology, and anthropology to explore what the universe means to us and what it meant to our ancestors. Aveni also deftly illustrates the influence of our culture and beliefs on the path of scientific discovery, tracing the rise and fall of astronomy as blown by the prevailing winds of religious, philosophical, and political change.

How Science and Myth Invented the Cosmos

Conversing with the Planets

A Revised and Updated Version of Skywatchers of  Ancient Mexico

Skywatchers 

Explores the connection between magic and science through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to the present, surveying the occult arts and practices and their most famous practitioners

Magic, Science, and the Occult from Antiquity Through the New Age

Behind the Crystal Ball

Gary Urton

Ethnoastronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the American Tropics

Beth A. Collea

A Selected Bibliography on Native American Astronomy

An engaging, entertaining reference to modern holidays explains the origins of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, witches, and St. Valentine's Day as it discusses holiday traditions, celebrations, customs, and more.

A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays

The Book of the Year

Anthony F. Aveni

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