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The seven sisters of the Pleiades : stories from around the world / Munya Andrews.
Publication details: North Melbourne : Spinifex Press, 2004.Description: vi, 368 pages, 8 pages of plates : coloured illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:- 1876756454 (pbk.) :
- 9781876756451 (pbk.)
- Astronomy, Aboriginal Australian
- Aboriginal Australians -- Religion
- Short stories
- Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore
- Stars -- Religion
- Aboriginal Australians -- Astronomy
- Stars -- Mythology
- Stories and motifs - Stars
- Indigenous knowledge - Astronomy
- Stories and motifs - Seven Sisters
- Zines -- Washington -- Spokane
- Pleiades
- Pleiades -- Mythology
- Mythology, Aboriginal Australian
- Pleiades -- Folklore
- Pleiades -- Mythology
- 202.12 22
- 398.2 22
- BL438 . A53 2004
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 202.12 AND | Available | 072040 | |||
| New book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | On order |
Total reserves: 0
Contributor(s): Miranda Hale.
Personal reflection, anecdotes and abridged thesis on Anne Sexton.
Sticky Collection.
Bibliography: pages 359-368.
The history, legend and mythology of a star cluster associated with women for aeons of human history. Munya captures the richness of the mysterious constellation Pleiades and explains the recurring significance of these celestial sisters who animate the myths of cultures as diverse as Classical Greece and Aboriginal Australia.
