Concept information
Preferred term
Ethnoastronomy
Definition
- The study of the beliefs, interpretations, and practices of specific cultures regarding celestial objects or phenomena. Ethnoastronomy uses the tools and methodologies of ethnology in the study of astronomical conceptions. (en)
Broader concept
- Cultural astronomy (en)
Narrower concepts
- Indigenous astronomy (en)
Contributor
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/477
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