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两个印第安部落的天文学:Banjaras和Kolams

Astronomy of two Indian tribes: Banjaras and Kolams

Mayank N Vahia, Ganesh Halkare, Kishore Menon, Harini Calamur

摘要:

我们报告的天文信仰的两个印第安部落:Banjaras和Kolams的实地研究。Banjaras是一个与欧洲吉普赛人有关的古老部落,而Kolams直到最近才开始觅食。他们彼此分享他们的景观,也与天文学先前报道的贡德(Vahia和Halkare,2013)。班加拉斯人的主要职业是贸易,以长距离大规模货物运输为基础,但他们的服务在大约一百年前被铁路接管。从那时起,Banjaras人开始了久坐不动的生活方式的漫长旅程。与此同时,科拉姆人一直是觅食者,直到大约50年前,印度政府开始帮助他们过上定居的生活。在这里,我们比较了他们的天文信仰的Banjaras和Kolams,这表明了强烈的认同感,每个社区拥有。我们的研究还强调了他们对天空的看法及其与日常生活的关系。我们表明,除了人类对天空感知的数据的绝对重要性之外,这些数据还揭示了物理上位于同一地点但在其他方面孤立的社区以及他们自己的生活方式之间相互作用的微妙方面。我们还表明,有一个很强的关系之间的专业和角度的天空。

英文摘要:

We report field studies of the astronomical beliefs of two Indian tribes: the Banjaras and the Kolams. The Banjaras are an ancient tribe connected with the gypsies of Europe while the Kolams have been foragers until recently. They share their landscape with each other and also with the Gonds whose astronomy was reported previously (Vahia and Halkare, 2013). The primary profession of the Banjaras was trade, based on the large-scale movement of goods over long distances, but their services were taken over by the railways about one hundred years ago. Since then the Banjaras have begun the long journey to a sedentary lifestyle. Meanwhile, the Kolams were foragers until about fifty years ago when the Government of India began to help them lead a settled life. Here, we compare their astronomical beliefs of the Banjaras and the Kolams, which indicate the strong sense of identity that each community possesses. Our study also highlights their perspective about the sky and its relation to their daily lives. We show that apart from the absolute importance of the data on human perception of the sky, the data also reveal subtle aspects of interactions between physically co-located but otherwise isolated communities as well as their own lifestyles. We also show that there is a strong relationship between profession and perspective of the sky.

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