Abstract
This chapter examines two foci of cultural astronomy found in Africa south of the Sahara: creation myths and celestial art. The examples highlighted are from the Akan, the Bahima, the Boshongo, the Fon, the Igbo, the Mambila, the Yoruba, and the Zulu people.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy |
Editors | Clive L.N. Ruggles |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 1013-1030 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781461461418 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781461461401 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 7 Jul 2014 |
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Jarita Holbrook
- School of Social and Political Science - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow
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