The Firmament

Ancient cultural knowledge is often dismissed as unscientific, outmoded or primitive. Yet much of what is all too often assigned to the realm of poetic invention or altered states of consciousness may be understood more clearly by studying the relationship between such traditional knowledge and natural or celestial phenomena. In this way, ancient myths and folktales regain their rightful place in the cosmic structure, while religious narratives must face up to some uncomfortable questions.Arthur Drews was a German philosopher and scholar of comparative religions.