NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHS & LEGENDS - Tapa dura

Taylor-colin

 
9780861017539: NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHS & LEGENDS
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ISBN 10: 0861017536 ISBN 13: 9780861017539
Editorial: Salamander Books, 1997

Sinopsis

Under the direction of Taylor (The Native Americans), nine experts here survey Indian cultures in nine regions of North America. Each essay is organized by topic: origin, all-powerful spirits, heroes and monsters, holy places and sacred rites, revered animals, rituals and ceremonies. Passed down by oral tradition, myths were not simply entertainment--they established rules governing conduct between people and the natural world, serving as a code of behavior and a medium of instruction. The authors provide a wealth of information within a broad framework. We learn, for example, that an important taboo among Arctic peoples forbidding contact between land and sea animals results in the rule against eating seal and caribou the same day. The illustrations depict artifacts, ceremonies, paintings and people.

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Editorial
Salamander Books
Año de publicación
1997
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0861017536
ISBN 13 
9780861017539
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
144
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