The Lapidary Sky over Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12026915 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Metevelis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-79 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Folklore Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0385-2342 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1179028 |
| OpenAlex | W297677257 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The Japanese sun-hiding myth implies that the early Japanese believed the sky was made of stone. Gravel-beds at Shinto temples might have been physical manifestations of the belief. Comparative studies show that such a belief was common throughout the world prior to the advent of modern science. One plausible explanation for the widespread belief in a stone sky might be cross-cultural observations of a common natural phenomenon: meteorite falls
Geography · Meteorology · Sky · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |