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Cultural Astronomy in Africa South of the Sahara

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This chapter examines two foci of cultural astronomy found in Africa south of the Sahara: creation myths and celestial art. The examples highlighted are from the Akan, the Bahima, the Boshongo, the Fon, the Igbo, the Mambila, the Yoruba, and the Zulu people.

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  1. University of the Western Cape, Belville, South Africa

    Jarita Holbrook

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    Clive L.N. Ruggles

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Holbrook, J. (2015). Cultural Astronomy in Africa South of the Sahara. In: Ruggles, C. (eds) Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6141-8_99

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