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STUDIA MYTHOLOGICA SLAVICA 6, 2003

Andrej Pleterski, Jiří J. Mareš:

Astronomische Grundlagen einiger frühmittelalterlichen Kultstellen in Praha
(Astronomical principles of cult points in Prague during the Early Middle Ages)

Abstract

The authors present a structure of cult points in Prague which was used during the Early Middle Ages. The structure was composed on the basis of astronomical and ritual principles. The former present a sun calendar. The latter principles led the authors to determine the use of a ritual angle, ritual measuring units and their multiples. The entire structure is thus also an ideogram, which supposedly also aided in sustaining equilibrium among the natural forces.

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