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Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese Archipelago

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Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese Archipelago

Akira Goto, "Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese Archipelago "
English | ISBN: 0367407981 | 2020 | 156 pages | EPUB | 10 MB

Goto introduces the diverse and multilayered skylore and cultural astron- omy of the peoples of the Japanese Archipelago.
Going as far back as the Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods, this book examines the significance of constellations in the daily life of farmers, fishermen, sailors, priests, and the ruling classes throughout Japan’s ancient and medieval history. As well as covering the systems of the dominant Japanese people, he also explores the astronomy of the Ainu people of Hokkaido, and of the people of the Ryukyu Islands. Along the way he discusses the importance of astronomy in official rituals, mythol- ogy, and Shinto and Buddhist ceremonies.