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Spirits of blood, spirits of breath : the twinned cosmos of indigenous America / Barbara Alice Mann.
Penn Museum Library E98.R3 M27 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mann, Barbara Alice, 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Religion.
- Indians of North America.
- Indian philosophy--North America.
- Indian philosophy.
- North America.
- Indian cosmology.
- Indians of North America--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 364 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- "Ancient North American cultures shared long-standing philosophical precepts, the most important of which was the Twinned Cosmos of Blood and Breath, as it spun out fractally in pairs from serpent-eagle to dwarf-giant. Spirits of Blood, Spirits of Breath unravels this philosophical balance using traditional thought"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Style, and sources, and methods, oh, my!
- Grandfather God and the missionaries : totally good for nothing
- The twinned cosmos of serpents and thunderbirds
- Sweats of the living and the dead
- Visions and dreams
- Giants and dwarfs
- Terlife, resuscitation, and reincarnation
- The harmony way.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199997190
- 0199997195
- 9780199997060
- 0199997063
- OCLC:
- 919103966
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