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Reachable stars : patterns in the ethnoastronomy of eastern North America / George E. Lankford

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Author:
Lankford, George E. 1938-  Search this
Physical description:
x, 303 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
East (U.S.)
Great Plains
Date:
2007
C2007
Contents:
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
Topic:
Indian cosmology  Search this
Indian mythology  Search this
Ethnoastronomy  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_902826