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Living the sky : the cosmos of the American Indian / Ray A. Williamson ; line illustrations by Snowden Hodges.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0395354145
  • ISBN: 9780395354148
  • Physical Description: xi, 366 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 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.
Subject:
Indian astronomy > North America.
Indians of North America > Religion.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.

Other Formats and Editions

English (2)
Show Only Available Copies
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 -