Title Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese archipelago : exploring the Japanese skyscape / Akira Goto

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (148 pages : 79 illustrations) Series Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia Ser Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia Ser Contents 1. Japanese People and Stars: Cultural Astronomy and Star Lore of the Japanese 2. Stars in Mythology and Classical Literature 3. Star Lore of the Hokkaido Ainu 4. Ethnoastronomy in the Ryukyu Islands 5. Archaeoastronomy of Prehistoric Japan: A Historical Survey 6. Fallen Star Legends in Japanese Folk Beliefs 7. Cosmology Seen in House and Burial Orientation of the Hokkaido Ainu, Northern Japan 8. The Sun and the Kingdom of Ryukyu: An Ethnohistorical Approach to State Formation 9. Epilogue Bibliography References Subject Ethnoastronomy -- Japan Ethnoastronomy Japan Form Electronic book ISBN 9781000221138 100022113X 9781000221091 1000221091

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