Spirits of Blood, Spirits of Breath - The Twinned Cosmos of Indigenous America

Zusatztext This latest work by Mann is a dense, in-depth look into different tribal beliefs and traditions that even some Natives may not know, especially intertribally, all strategically laced with a biting wit to drive home memorable points and object lessons. ... [the book] is very thought- provoking, so much so that at times one must stop to really consider what is being said. One must take time to stop and contemplate in this written form the enormity of the crimes against Native cultures and peoples. Informationen zum Autor Barbara Alice Mann is an Associate Professor in the Jesup Scott Honors College at the University of Toledo, in Toledo, Ohio, USA. She has published widely in the areas of Native American history, women's studies, and literature. She lives and works in the Land of the Three Miamis. Klappentext Ancient North American cultures shared long-standing philosophical precepts, the most important of which was the Twinned Cosmos of Blood and Breath, or the view of reality as a collaborative binary of blood and breath, or air and water. Zusammenfassung Ancient North American cultures shared long-standing philosophical precepts, the most important of which was the Twinned Cosmos of Blood and Breath, or the view of reality as a collaborative binary of blood and breath, or air and water.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Alice Mann
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.03.2016
• EAN: 9780199997060
• ISBN: 978-0-19-999706-0
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, RELIGION / Spirituality, RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Ancient, Spirituality & religious experience, Indigenous Peoples, History of Religion, United States of America, USA, Spirituality and religious experience, Relating to Native American people, Ancient religions & mythologies, Ancient religions and Mythologies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies