Book chapter
Skylore of the Indigenous Peoples of Northern Eurasia
Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, pp.1679-1686
Springer New York
07/07/2014
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6141-8_168
Abstract
This chapter examines the skylore of the indigenous peoples of northern Eurasia, paying particular attention to the commonalities found among them as well as the differences. Special attention is placed on the motif of the Cosmic Hunt and its diverse manifestations across the study area as well as on the oral nature of the celestial beliefs of these groups. The stars of a variety of “Western” constellation figures are implicated in the narratives and in some cases are clearly utilized in social practice for celestial navigation. The role played by the underlying hunter-gatherer mode of subsistence in shaping their cultural conceptualizations, their skyscapes, and the overarching cosmology of these peoples is also addressed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Skylore of the Indigenous Peoples of Northern Eurasia
- Creators
- Roslyn M Frank - University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, pp.1679-1686
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4614-6141-8_168
- Publisher
- Springer New York; New York, NY
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/07/2014
- Academic Unit
- Spanish and Portuguese
- Record Identifier
- 9984093241402771
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