Michael Baigent

Astrology in Ancient Mesopotamia

The Science of Omens and the Knowledge of the Heavens

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A detailed study of the earliest forms of astrology in Mesopotamia and their far-reaching hermetic influences from the Renaissance to the present day

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
• 2nd Edition, New Edition of From the Omens of Baby
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9781591432210
• ISBN-10: 1591432219
• Artikelnr.: 41246308

Autorenporträt

Michael Baigent (1948-2013) was a researcher and writer best known for his book Holy Blood, Holy Grail, coauthored with Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln. He appeared in many documentaries on the origins of Christianity, Freemasonry, and the Grail legends. He was the editor of Freemasonry Today from 2001 to 2011 and the author or coauthor of 14 books, including The Jesus Papers, The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception, and The Messianic Legacy.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1
The Discoveries
1 The Amateur Archaeologists
2 The Scramble for Antiquities
3 The Land of the Twin Rivers
4 The Royal Library of Nineveh
5 Letters from Assyrian Scholars
6 The Great Omen Series: Enuma Anu Enlil
7 The Numinous and the Mesopotamian Religion
Part 2
The Myths and the Planets
8 Sin: The Moon, Father of Time
9 Shamash: The Sun, Judge of Heaven and Earth
10 Ishtar: Venus, Queen of Heaven
11 Ninurta: Saturn, Brother to Mars
12 Nergal: Mars, Lord of the Dead
13 Marduk: Jupiter, Savior of Babylon
14 Nabu: Mercury, Scribe to the Gods
15 Astronomy: The mul.Apin
Part 3
The Aftermath
16 The Invasions
17 Harran: City of Temples
18 From Babylon to Botticelli
Notes
Bibliography
Index