Concepts of comparative cosmology -- Signature signs of the parent cosmology -- The Dogon mythological structure of matter -- Symbolism -- Guiding metaphors of the cosmology -- The egg-in-a-ball -- The aligned ritual shrine -- The elemental deities -- The concept of the primordial egg -- The concept of the divine word -- The concept of the fish -- Deities -- Civilizing skills -- Written language -- Synchronizing cosmologies : the Na-Khi-Dongba of China -- As above, so below : the chariot of Orion -- Recapping the plan of the cosmology
Summary:
"Reconstructs a theoretic parent cosmology that underlies ancient religion"--Provided by publisher.
