African Cultural Astronomy Current Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy Research in Africa

Name: African Cultural Astronomy Current Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy Research in Africa
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ISBN: 9781402066382

ISBN-10: 1402066384

ISBN-13: 9781402066382

Edition: 2008

Authors: Johnson O. Urama, Jarita C. Holbrook, R. Thebe Medupe

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Astronomy is the science of studying the sky using telescopes and light collectors such as photographic plates or CCD detectors. However, people have always studied the sky and continue to study the sky without the aid of instruments this is the realm of cultural astronomy. This is the first scholarly collection of articles focused on the cultural astronomy of Africans. It weaves together astronomy, anthropology, and Africa. The volume includes African myths and legends about the sky, alignments to celestial bodies found at archaeological sites and at places of worship, rock art with celestial imagery, and scientific thinking revealed in local astronomy traditions including ethnomathematics…

Book details

List price: $239.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 12/21/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 260
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Chasing the Shadow of the Moon: The 2006 Ghana Eclipse Conference




Cultural Astronomy Research Lessons


The Use of Ethnographic Methods in Cultural Astronomy Research



A Brief Outline on the Geographical Background of Africa



The Astronomical Gnomon



Naked-eye Astronomy for Cultural Astronomers



Leadership



Integrating African Cultural Astronomy into the Classroom



A Contemporary Approach to Teaching Eclipses



Teaching Cultural Astronomy: On the Development and Evolution of the Syllabus at Bath Spa University and the University of Wales, Lampeter




Current Research in African Cultural Astronomy


Evidence of Ancient African Beliefs in Celestial Bodies



Astronomy of Nabta Playa



Romans, Astronomy and the Qibla: Urban Form and Orientation of Islamic Cities of Tunisia



The Timbuktu Astronomy Project



The Cosmological Vision of the Yoruba-Idaacha of Benin Republic (West Africa): A Light on Yoruba History and Culture



The Relationship Between Human Destiny and the Cosmic Forces - A Study of the IGBO Worldview



Cultural Astronomy in the Lore and Literature of Africa



Astronomy and Culture in Nigeria



Participation and Research of Astronomers and Astrophysicists of Black African Descent (1900-2005)



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