Myth and the mechanistic universe

Lane, James Eric, 1946-

Myth and the mechanistic universe an essay in the comparative study of religions / [electronic resource] : James Eric Lane. - Aurora, Colo. : Davies Group, Publishers, 2013. - xxx, 367 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ancient symbolic forms -- Myth and "metaphysics" -- Secret of the state -- Ritual enactment of the world -- Historiography of astronomy in ancient China -- Myth and astronomy in ancient China -- Christian myth and knowledge -- Religious forms and physical science in the modern world -- New myth of proportion, numbers, and precision -- Galileo's science of local motion -- New myth of magic and power -- Mechanistic universe -- Religious forms and physical science -- Religious forms and history -- Myth and the technicalist world -- From cosmos to history -- Myth and the mechanistic universe.


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