essay
The lunar stations in the astronomical ideas of the Somalis and the Danaki
somalia, scritti vari editi ed inediti • 1 • Published In 1957 • Pages: HRAF Ms: 13 [original: 211-218 ]
By: Cerulli, Enrico, Biancani, Piero.
Abstract
This article contains an analysis and comparison of the beliefs of the Somali and the Danakil concerning astrological lunar stations. The author probes the etymology of both the Somali and the Danakil names for these lunar stations, examines varied popular beliefs about the lunar stations, and offers a historical reconstruction in which he points to common Cushitic and ancient Arabic origins of the Somali and Danakil beliefs.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Lawyer
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Irving Rosenthal ; John Beierle ; 1971-1972
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Somalia, Djibouti, and southeastern Ethiopia
- Notes
- Enrico Cerulli
- Translation of: Le stazione lunari nelle nozioni astronomiche dei Somali e dei Danakil.
- The original Italian text is not included
- Includes bibliographical references
- Translated for the HRAF files by Piero Biancani
- LCCN
- 60024993
- LCSH
- Somalis