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E98.C79 L36 2007eb
E98
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C79
L36
2007eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0817315683
(Number (ISBN
0817380930
(Number (ISBN
9780817315689
(Number (ISBN
9780817380939
Erroneous ISBN
0817315683
Erroneous ISBN
081735428X
Erroneous ISBN
9780817315689
Erroneous ISBN
9780817354282
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b737087
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Reachable stars :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
patterns in the ethnoastronomy of eastern North America /
First Statement of Responsibility
George E. Lankford.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Tuscaloosa :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Alabama Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (x, 303 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-297) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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 lig.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
00027072
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Reachable stars.
International Standard Book Number
0817315683
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Ethnoastronomy-- East (U.S.)
Ethnoastronomy-- Great Plains.
Indian cosmology.
Indian mythology-- East (U.S.)
Indian mythology-- Great Plains.
Ethnoastronomy.
Indian cosmology.
Indian mythology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Ethnic Studies-- Native American Studies.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
East United States.
Great Plains.
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(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
SOC-- 021000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
305
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8971/074
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
E98
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C79
Book number
L36
2007eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Lankford, George E.,1938-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201203213127.0
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