Buku

The discoverers

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FROM far-northwest Greenland to the southernmost tip of Patagonia, peo ple hail the new moon a time for singing and praying, eating and drinking Eskimos spread a feast, their sorcerers perform, they extinguish lamps and exchange women. African Bushmen chant a prayer, Young Moonl Hail, hail, Young Moon!" In the light of the moon everyone wants to dance And the moon has other virtues. The ancient German communities, Tacitus reported nearly two thousand years ago, held their meetings at new or full moon, "the seasons most auspicious for beginning business."rn"

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Call Number

909 Boo d

Publisher

New York : Random House., 1983

Collation

xv, 719 pages

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0394402294

Classification

909

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Subject(s)

World history

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