Mother Earth, Father Sky : Native American myth

Lowenstein, Tom, (writer.). Vitebsky, Piers, (writer.). Duncan Baird Publishers. (Added Author).

Summary: Indian world: First Americans -- Tapestry of peoples -- Sacred places -- Earthdivers and creators: Earthdivers -- Of seasons, seals and cereals -- From darkness to light -- Search for home -- Great spirit -- Origin of the sun, moon and stars -- Details of the universe -- Peopling of the earth -- How old age and death began -- Myth and art -- Spiritual cosmos: "The earth is my mother" -- Circle of heaven -- Watery realms -- Sun, moon and stars -- Spirits of nature -- Thunder, lightning, fire and rainbow -- Society of animals -- Animal souls and the afterlife -- Soul theory and spirit flight -- Next life -- Keepers of order: Tricksters, the unpredictable spirits -- Raven and hare -- Coyote, a sly wild dog -- Heroes of myth and history -- Demons and monsters -- Sacred and terrifying creatures -- Humans and animals -- Animal spouses and guardians -- Vulnerability of animals -- On the warpath -- Totems and clans -- Northwest coast societies -- Web of ceremony: Shamans and medicine -- Soul flights, dreams and vision quests -- Sacred societies -- Hunting ceremonies -- Sun dance -- Revivals and cults -- Alien eye -- Native American legacy.

Record details

ISBN: 0760774854
ISBN: 9780760774854
Physical Description: print
144 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 28 cm.
Publisher: New York : Barnes & Noble Inc., 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Writers, Tom Lowenstein, Piers Vitebsky ... created, edited and designed by Duncan Baird Publishers"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 144) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Indian world: First Americans -- Tapestry of peoples -- Sacred places -- Earthdivers and creators: Earthdivers -- Of seasons, seals and cereals -- From darkness to light -- Search for home -- Great spirit -- Origin of the sun, moon and stars -- Details of the universe -- Peopling of the earth -- How old age and death began -- Myth and art -- Spiritual cosmos: "The earth is my mother" -- Circle of heaven -- Watery realms -- Sun, moon and stars -- Spirits of nature -- Thunder, lightning, fire and rainbow -- Society of animals -- Animal souls and the afterlife -- Soul theory and spirit flight -- Next life -- Keepers of order: Tricksters, the unpredictable spirits -- Raven and hare -- Coyote, a sly wild dog -- Heroes of myth and history -- Demons and monsters -- Sacred and terrifying creatures -- Humans and animals -- Animal spouses and guardians -- Vulnerability of animals -- On the warpath -- Totems and clans -- Northwest coast societies -- Web of ceremony: Shamans and medicine -- Soul flights, dreams and vision quests -- Sacred societies -- Hunting ceremonies -- Sun dance -- Revivals and cults -- Alien eye -- Native American legacy.