Bibliograph

Type

Label

Mother Earth, Father Sky, Native American myth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 144) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mother Earth, Father Sky

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

70159502

Series statement

Myth and mankind

Sub title

Native American myth

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

Table Of Contents

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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Native American myth

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