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Cultural Astronomy in the Lore and Literature of Africa

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African Cultural Astronomy

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  1. Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

    Damian. U. Opata

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  1. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Jarita C. Holbrook

  2. University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enuga State, Nigeria

    Johnson O. Urama

  3. University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

    R. Thebe Medupe

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Opata, D.U. (2008). Cultural Astronomy in the Lore and Literature of Africa. In: Holbrook, J.C., Urama, J.O., Medupe, R.T. (eds) African Cultural Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6639-9_16

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