Faculty Publication: People and the Sky

Faculty Publication:

People and the Sky
Aveni, Anthony
9780500051528

"People and the Sky" explores how ancient hunters, farmers, sailors, rulers, and storytellers were all once cosmically connected. Anthony Aveni reveals how !Kung and Mursi hunter-gatherers depended on signals in the sky for their survival and sustenance; how master Polynesian sailors navigated a seemingly limitless watery world by star bearings; how social cohesion in cultures as diverse as the Pawnee and the Inca was mirrored in celestial imagery; and how the cosmic connection between the arrangement of Aztec and Chinese cities and the constellations served as an expression of political authority. More information.