Reachable stars : patterns in the ethnoastronomy of eastern North America /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lankford, George E., 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Indian cosmology.
Indian mythology > East (U.S.)
Indian mythology > Great Plains.
Ethnoastronomy > East (U.S.)
Ethnoastronomy > Great Plains.
Cosmologie des Peuples autochtones.
Mythologie des Peuples autochtones > Grandes Plaines.
Ethnoastronomie > Grandes Plaines.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Ethnoastronomy
Indian cosmology
Indian mythology
Great Plains
East United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Four ethnoastronomies
  • The star husband
  • The morning stars
  • The morning star of the Winnebago
  • Stars in the north : bears, biers, and boats
  • The star cluster
  • The star women
  • The path through the stars
  • The starry hand
  • The serpent in the stars
  • Some ethnoastronomical insights.

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