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Songs from the Sky : Indigenous Astronomical and Cosmological Traditions of the World: Selected Proceedings of the "First International Conference on Ethnoastronomy: Indigenou, This substantial collection of papers on indigenous astronomical knowledge is quite unequalled in its scope and extent. The authors are drawn from a variety of academic disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, engineering, art history,, Songs from the Sky : Indigenous Astronomical and Cosmological Traditions of the World: Selected Proceedings of the "First International Conference on Ethnoastronomy: Indigenous Astronomical and Cosmological Traditions of the World" Held at the..

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Songs from the Sky : Indigenous Astronomical and Cosmological Traditions of the World: Selected Proceedings of the "First International Conference on Ethnoastronomy: Indigenous Astronomical and Cosmological Traditions of the World" Held at the..
Written by author Von Del Chamberlain, John B. Carlson, M. Jane Young, College Park University of Maryland, Center for Archaeoastronomy Staff
Published by Ocarina Books Ltd, 2005/04/25
This substantial collection of papers on indigenous astronomical knowledge is quite unequalled in its scope and extent. The authors are drawn from a variety of academic disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, engineering, art history,

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Preface

Foreword

Introduction

I Ethnoastronomy perspectives

The sky is an ethnographic treasure trove 1

The color of cosmic order 9

Ethnoastronomy and the problem of interpretation : a Zuni example 21

II Western astronomical traditions

Ethnoastronomy and the Arab agricultural almanac 26

III Native astronomical traditions of the Americas

The Seven Sisters 32

Raven's universe 38

Astronomy in Pueblo and Navajo world views 49

Using a planetarium to study Navajo star lore 65

Black God : God of fire, God of starlight 73

Origin and meaning of Navajo star ceilings 80

Transformations of the Mesoamerican Venus turtle carapace war shield : a study in ethnoastronomy 99

When is a month? : the moon and Mescaleros 123

Ethnoastronomy of the North American plains 127

Lakota star knowledge 140

Sky tales from the Anishinaubaeg 147

Venus in the East and West 151

Tzotzil Maya cosmology 163

Mixe calendrics, ritual and astronomy 173

Constructions of the ritual-agricultural calendar in Pacariqtambo, Peru 180

Mythic substitution and the stars : aspects of Shipibo and Quechua ethnoastronomy compared 193

Amahuaca astronomy and star lore 228

Buzios Island : knowledge and belief among a fishing and agricultural community at the coast of the state of Sao Paulo 236

Tropical tribal astronomy : ethnohistorical and ethnographic notes 244

Arawak constellations : a bibliographic survey 264

IV Astronomical traditions of the non-Western world

Monotony and surprise in Tabwa cosmology 281

The moon besmirched 293

The haphazard astronomy of the Mursi 298

Surya Puja temples of South India 310

The planetarium and the plough : interpreting star calendars of rural Java 320

Applied ethnoastronomy : navigating by the stars across the Pacific 336

The Woodlark Island calendar : contexts for interpretation 348

Celestial lore of some Australian tribes 358

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	Preface
	Foreword
	Introduction
I	Ethnoastronomy perspectives
	The sky is an ethnographic treasure trove	1
	The color of cosmic order	9
	Ethnoastronomy and the problem of interpretation : a Zuni example	21
II	Western astronomical traditions
	Ethnoastronomy and the Arab agricultural almanac	26
III	Native astronomical traditions of the Americas
	The Seven Sisters	32
	Raven's universe	38
	Astronomy in Pueblo and Navajo world views	49
	Using a planetarium to study Navajo star lore	65
	Black God : God of fire, God of starlight	73
	Origin and meaning of Navajo star ceilings	80
	Transformations of the Mesoamerican Venus turtle carapace war shield : a study in ethnoastronomy	99
	When is a month? : the moon and Mescaleros	123
	Ethnoastronomy of the North American plains	127
	Lakota star knowledge	140
	Sky tales from the Anishinaubaeg	147
	Venus in the East and West	151
	Tzotzil Maya cosmology	163
	Mixe calendrics, ritual and astronomy	173
	Constructions of the ritual-agricultural calendar in Pacariqtambo, Peru	180
	Mythic substitution and the stars : aspects of Shipibo and Quechua ethnoastronomy compared	193
	Amahuaca astronomy and star lore	228
	Buzios Island : knowledge and belief among a fishing and agricultural community at the coast of the state of Sao Paulo	236
	Tropical tribal astronomy : ethnohistorical and ethnographic notes	244
	Arawak constellations : a bibliographic survey	264
IV	Astronomical traditions of the non-Western world
	Monotony and surprise in Tabwa cosmology	281
	The moon besmirched	293
	The haphazard astronomy of the Mursi	298
	Surya Puja temples of South India	310
	The planetarium and the plough : interpreting star calendars of rural Java	320
	Applied ethnoastronomy : navigating by the stars across the Pacific	336
	The Woodlark Island calendar : contexts for interpretation	348
	Celestial lore of some Australian tribes	358