Book
Living the sky : the cosmos of the American Indian
Record details
- ISBN: 0395354145
- ISBN: 9780395354148
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Physical Description:
print
xi, 366 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm - Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.
- Copyright: ©1984
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Myth, buildings, and myth building -- The Native American -- Celestial motions and the roots of the calendar -- Southwestern children of the sun -- Pueblo sun watching --Ancient Pueblo sun buildings -- Navajo: in beauty may they live -- Omens of the sky: bright star and crescent -- Medicine wheels and the Plains Indians -- The Pawnee: great morning star -- Eastern sun worship -- California Indians: maintaining the cosmic balance -- Living the sky. |
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| Subject: | Indian astronomy North America Indians of North America Religion |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 98 .A88 W55 1984 | 02238215 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | INDIAN # 549 COPY 1 | 275586 | Deloria Collection | Reshelving | - |