The Spirit and the Sky: Lakota Visions of the Cosmos Contributor(s): Hollabaugh, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1496208234 ISBN-13: 9781496208231 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Science | Astronomy |
Dewey: 523.108 |
Series: Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians |
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 276 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description:
The interest of nineteenth-century Lakotas in the Sun, the Moon, and the stars was an essential part of their never-ending quest to understand their world. The Spirit and the Sky presents a survey of the ethnoastronomy of the nineteenth-century Lakotas and relates Lakota astronomy to their cultural practices and beliefs. The center of Lakota belief is the incomprehensible, extraordinary, and sacred nature of the world in which they live. The earth beneath and the stars above constitute their holistic world. Mark Hollabaugh is an emeritus instructor of physics and astronomy at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota. |