Spirits of blood, spirits of breath : the twinned cosmos of indigenous america /

Looking to undo centuries' worth of Western misrepresentations, both willful and inadvertent, 'Spirits of Blood, Spirits of Breath' reinstates the Twinned Cosmos of Native North America by exploring the indigenous philosophy of blood and breath (or water and air). Looking first at the...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Mann, Barbara Alice
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Zusammenfassung:
Looking to undo centuries' worth of Western misrepresentations, both willful and inadvertent, 'Spirits of Blood, Spirits of Breath' reinstates the Twinned Cosmos of Native North America by exploring the indigenous philosophy of blood and breath (or water and air). Looking first at the damage wrought by the governmental and missionary quest to dismantle not only Indian spiritualities, but even the memory of them, the text moves to examine the Sacred Twinship through its primary tropes.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-045648-5
Schlagworte:
Indians of North America > Religion.
Indian philosophy > North America.
Indian cosmology > North America.
Indians of North America > Social life and customs.
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