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Indlæser... Reachable Stars: Patterns in the Ethnoastronomy of Eastern North Americaaf George E. Lankford
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Modern Westerners say the lights in the sky are stars, but culturally they are whatever we humans say they are. Some say they are Forces that determine human lives, some declare they are burning gaseous masses, and some see them as reminders of a gloried past by which elders can teach and guide the young-mnemonics for narratives. Lankford's volume focuses on the ancient North Americans and the ways they identified, patterned, ordered, and used the stars to light their culture and illuminate their traditions. They knew them as regions that could be visited by human spirits, and so the ligh No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)305.8971Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Groups of people Ethnic and national groups ; racism, multiculturalism Other Groups North American Origin Inuit, Yupik, AleutsLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit: Ingen vurdering.Er det dig?Bliv LibraryThing-forfatter. |