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Article dans une revue Globe Studies. The Journal of the International Coronelli Society Année : 2002

“Looking at the Earth from Outer Space: Ancient Views on the Power of Globes”

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This text was written for the International Globes Symposium organized by the Stewart Museum in Montreal (19-23 October 2000). It is devoted to the use and meanings of terrestrial globes in ancient Greece and Rome, as tools for meditation and "travels of the soul". The history of ancient geography should include the spiritual and intellectual practices linked with maps and globes and explore the relationship between science and philosophy. The topic of the cosmic travel of the soul plays an important part in several trends of ancient philosophy and ethics. Material globes or painted depictions of globes could be considered as visual triggers for such meditative journeys and spiritual practices.

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hal-00131577, version 1 (16-02-2007)

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Christian Jacob. “Looking at the Earth from Outer Space: Ancient Views on the Power of Globes”. Globe Studies. The Journal of the International Coronelli Society, 2002, 49-50, p. 3-17. ⟨hal-00131577⟩

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