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The Sirius Mystery
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The Sirius Mystery, Robert K.G. Temple's 1976 book from Sidgwick and Jackson, argues that the Dogon possessed anomalous astronomical knowledge of the Sirius system that could not have been acquired by ordinary means. Its strength is that it popularized the Griaule and Dieterlen ethnographic material to a wide readership. Its limit is that it is a speculative work, not peer-reviewed scholarship, and its central claim has been widely challenged, including the possibility that the knowledge came from contact with modern informants rather than ancient tradition.
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Reliability tier 3: a speculative popular work, not peer reviewed scholarship, its central claim widely challenged including the possibility the reported knowledge came from modern contact rather than ancient tradition. NotesA popular study arguing the Dogon possessed anomalous astronomical knowledge of Sirius, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1976; a speculative work, not peer-reviewed scholarship.
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AuthorRobert K. G. Temple
PublisherSidgwick and Jackson
Publication Year1976
Source TypePopular work
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