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Index
Cover Half Title page Title page Copyright page List of Figures Notes on Contributors Series Editor’s Preface
The Ancient World: Comparative Histories
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Where the Black Antelope Roam: Dharma and Human Geography in India
Preamble: Speke, Memory, and the Proper Use of Native Lore Part 1. The Dharmic Imaginary of the World and Its Peoples Part 2. Alternatives Conclusion Acknowlegments Notes References
Chapter 3: Humans, Demons, Gods, and Their Worlds: The Sacred and Scientific Cosmologies of India
Introduction: Two Indian Views of the Cosmos The Evolution of Indian Cosmological Concepts Negotiating the Astronomical Cosmos: Interactions between Sacred and Scientific Models Concluding Questions: The Role and Nature of Siddhantic Cosmology Notes References
Chapter 4: Structured Perceptions of Real and Imagined Landscapes in Early China
Introduction The Fangmatan Maps of Qin The Mawangdui Maps of Western Han The Anping Map of Eastern Han Notes References
Chapter 5: Nonary Cosmography in Ancient China
Notes References
Chapter 6: Knowledge of Other Cultures in China’s Early Empires
The Standard Histories and Other Documents Contacts with the north and with Central Asia The South Outlying Regions, West and East Silk and its Destination Geographical Ideas The Calls of Mystery and Faith Reports of Later Times Notes References
Chapter 7: The Mississippian Peoples’ Worldview
Differentiated Identities Connections Borders Knowledge Change Conclusion Notes References
Chapter 8: Aztec Geography and Spatial Imagination
Historical Background New World Geography? Nican: The Here and Now Huehca: Beyond the Horizon Nahuac: The Heart of Empire Notes References
Chapter 9: Inca Worldview
Evidence and Problems Tawantinsuyu Spatial Order Reimagining Tawantinsuyu Worlds in Collision Notes References
Chapter 10: Masters of the Four Corners of the Heavens: Views of the Universe in Early Mesopotamian Writings
Notes References
Chapter 11: The World and the Geography of Otherness in Pharaonic Egypt
Introduction: The Ancient Egyptian Perspective on the World Geography Ethnography Notes References
Chapter 12: On Earth as in Heaven: The Apocalyptic Vision of World Geography from Urzeit to Endzeit according to the Book of Jubilees
Introduction Sources of the Book of Jubilees Temporal and Spatial Axes of the Book of Jubilees Geography and Ethnography in the Book of Jubilees Conclusion Notes References
Chapter 13: “I Know the Number of the Sand and the Measure of the Sea”: Geography and Difference in the Early Greek World
Our Disabilities The Shield of Achilles The Cosmic Hierarchy Imagining the World The Polis Catalogues Geography Without Maps Early Maps Reading a Map Mapping Difference Notes References
Chapter 14: Continents, Climates, and Cultures: Greek Theories of Global Structure
Early Greek Geography: The Ionians (Sixth and Early Fifth Centuries BCE) Herodotus (Late Fifth Century BCE) The Airs Waters Places (Late Fifth Century BCE) Plato, Aristotle and Isocrates (Fourth Century BCE) Hellenistic and Roman Geography (Third Century BCE through Second Century CE) The Book of Jubilees (A Jewish Text Incorporating Greek Elements, Second Century BCE) Notes References
Chapter 15: The Geographical Narrative of Strabo of Amasia
Notes References
Chapter 16: The Roman Worldview: Beyond Recovery?
Notes References
Chapter 17: The Medieval Islamic Worldview: Arabic Geography in Its Historical Context
Was it “Medieval?” Was it “Islamic?” Was it a “Worldview?” Notes References
Chapter 18: The Book of Curiosities: An Eleventh-Century Egyptian View of the Lands of the Infidels
Notes References
Chapter 19: Geography and Ethnography in Medieval Europe: Classical Traditions and Contemporary Concerns
Reconciling Classical Geo/Ethnographical Knowledge and Christianity Geo/Ethnography at School Geography and Contemplation Classical Knowledge Made Relevant Geographical Legacy and Imperial Ideology Conclusion Notes References
Chapter 20: Europeans Plot the Wider World, 1500–1750
Ptolemy’s Known World and Knowledge of the Globe The Combination of the Ptolemaic and the Portolan Chart Traditions The Cartographic Skills of the Columbus Brothers Iberian Cartographic Knowledge and German Printers Portuguese Chartmakers and the Dieppe School The Spanish Use of Cartography in Imperial Administration The Emergence of the Thames School Some Final Examples of the Artist/Cartographers The Advent of the Printed Marine Atlas The Cartography of the Jesuits Estate Plans and Their Use The Plans of the Military Engineers Conclusion Notes References
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