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| Paper: |
Constructing Worlds: Cosmovisions as Integral Parts of Human Ecosystems |
| Volume: |
409, Cosmology Across Cultures |
| Page: |
107 |
| Authors: |
Rappenglück, M.A. |
| Abstract: |
Archaeological and ethnological records worldwide give evidence that cosmovisions played an important role in the life of man since Paleolithic epochs. Parallel to the reduction of instincts man developed cultural systems to establish and maintain order and rhythm in his personal and social life and to organize the world into a meaningful system. Cosmovisions helped man to integrate and orientate himself within changing human ecosystems. These con- cepts were also useful to answer fundamental human questions about the whys and wherefores of man and the world. Some of the main features of archaic cosmovisions in different cultures across the world and throughout the epochs are discussed with focus on human ecosystems and the human mind. |
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