Book ID: CBB634266192

Star Stories: Constellations and People (2019)

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Aveni, Anthony F. (Author)


Yale University Press


Publication Date: 2019
Physical Details: 208
Language: English

Follow an epic animal race, a quest for a disembodied hand, and an emu egg hunt in constellation stories from diverse cultures   We can see love, betrayal, and friendship in the heavens, if we know where to look. A world expert on cultural understandings of cosmology, Anthony Aveni provides an unconventional atlas of the night sky, introducing readers to tales beloved for generations. The constellations included are not only your typical Greek and Roman myths, but star patterns conceived by a host of cultures, non‑Western and indigenous, ancient and contemporary.   The sky has long served as a template for telling stories about the meaning of life. People have looked for likenesses between the domains of heaven and earth to help marry the unfamiliar above to the quotidian below. Perfect reading for all sky watchers and storytellers, this book is an essential complement to Western mythologies, showing how the confluence of the natural world and culture of heavenly observers can produce a variety of tales about the shapes in the sky.

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Authors & Contributors
Theodossiou, Efstratios
Paviour-Smith, Martin
Dante L. Ambrosio
Ruby Ann B. Dela Cruz
Kurtik, Gennady E.
Chadwick, Stephen Robert
Concepts
Astronomy
Cosmology
Constellations; zodiac
Stars; stellar astronomy
Mythology
Science and culture
Time Periods
Ancient
17th century
16th century
Renaissance
20th century, early
19th century
Places
Greece
Middle and Near East
Mesopotamia
India
Egypt
China
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