|
" The seven sisters of the Pleiades : "
Munya Andrews.
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
983558
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b737928
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Andrews, Munya.
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
The seven sisters of the Pleiades : : stories from around the world /\ Munya Andrews.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
North Melbourne, Vic. :: Spinifex Press,, 2004.
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
1 online resource (vi, 368 pages) :: color illustrations
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
174219172X
|
|
|
:
|
: 1876756454
|
|
|
:
|
: 9781742191720
|
|
|
:
|
: 9781876756451
|
|
|
:
|
1876756454
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-368) and index.
|
| Contents
|
:
|
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; Prologue A Grandmother's Tale: Seven Stars for Seven Sisters; Chapter One The Sweet Influence of the Pleiades: Unravelling the Mystery; Chapter Two Pleiades: Seven Daughters of Atlas and Pleione; Chapter Three Maimai: Seven Sisters of the Dreamtime; Chapter Four Mateo Tipi: Seven Star Girls of Devils Tower; Chapter Five Krittika: Seven Star Girls of Devils Tower; Chapter Six Athurai: Seven Cows of Ancient Egypt; Chapter Seven Matariki: Seven Little Eyes of Heaven; Chapter Eight Subaru: The Story of the Lost Sister
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
The legends of the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades that poets, priests, prophets, shamans, storytellers, artists, singers, and historians have told throughout time are retold in this compilation of the stories that have found their inspiration in nine beautiful stars clustered together in the night sky. While particular attention in this cross-cultural study is paid to the influence of the Pleiades cluster on the living traditions of indigenous people in North America, Australia, Japan, and the Pacific, much ancient mythology passed down through written and visual sources from ancient Egypt, India, Greece, and South America is also explored. Appearances of the myths in the modern world are also mentioned, including American presidential elections, Halloween, Atlantis, the Titanic, and Subaru automobiles. Serious astronomical research complements the variety of mythological explanations for the stars' existence by providing the modern world's scientific understanding of them.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Mythology, Aboriginal Australian.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Stars-- Mythology.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Gaia Earth Energies.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Erzählung
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Mythology, Aboriginal Australian.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
RELIGION-- Christianity-- General.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
RELIGION-- Theology.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Folklore Mythology.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Stars-- Mythology.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Aborigines.
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
202.12
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
BL438. A53 2004eb
|
| |