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The Carib sky

Year: 1982

Type: article

Abstract: The Carib sky. This article gives the results of an investigacion made in Surinam, in 1980, in three Carib communities. An exhaustive account of the stars of the Carib s and a graphic representation of these that could be identified are given. Other informations concern the «tiempos de emergencia» of the stars and the stellar mythology relative to them. Besides the data collected in 1980, the authors quote informations known since the 16th century and comment briefly the Carib theories about the origin of the stars. It is the first exhaustive publication about Carib astronomy — two previous ones, limited, dating from 1907 and 1931.

Source: Journal de la Société des Américanistes

DOI: 10.3406/jsa.1982.2212

Authors: Edmundo Magaña, Fabiola Jara

Language: English

Topic: Historical and Architectural Studies

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2016278766

FWCI: 18.56

Cites: 2

Cited by: 14

Related to: 10