Mother Earth, Father Sky : Native American myth
Record details
- ISBN: 0760774854
- ISBN: 9780760774854
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Physical Description:
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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. |
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Subject: | Indian mythology North America Indians of North America Religion Indian mythology Indians of North America Religion North America |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | E 98 .R3 M98 L69 2005 | 679840 | Stacks | Available | - |