Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia by Dianne Johnson - Red Kangaroo Books - 9781743323878

Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia by Dianne Johnson

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Type
Paperback
Author
Dianne Johnson
Dimensions
h210mm x w148mm
Weight
320g
ISBN
9781743323878
Published
February 14, 2014
Publisher
Sydney University Press
Number of Pages
160
Category
Astronomy Indigenous Australian Writers & Oral Histories Latest Releases (New) Non-Fiction
Stock
In stock
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Written by anthropologist Dianne Johnson, Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia has been in demand since its publication in 1998. It is a record of the stars and planets which pass across the night-time skies. This noctuary holds not only a record of what appears in the skies and how Aboriginal people see them, but also offers an appreciation of the Aboriginal stories that are tied to the night skies and the ideas and beliefs behind them.

'Johnson's work is a valuable contribution to the defining of Aboriginal astronomy and to the interface between mainstream astronomy and anthropology. It stands as a launch platform for a new branch of the social sciences in this country.'

John Morieson * Oceania *

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