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The Dawn of the World - Myths and Tales of the Miwok Indians of California

English · Paperback / Softback

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The stories collected in The Dawn of the World were related by the Miwok elders "after the first rains of the winter season, usually in the ceremonial roundhouse and always at night by the dim light of a flickering fire. They constitute the religious history of the tribe, and from time immemorial have been handed down by word of mouth," writes C. Hart Merriam. Included are creation myths and accounts of the First People, beings who antedated humans, as well as tales about animals, death and ghosts, witches and giants, and natural phenomena.


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A professor of anthropology at California State University, Hayward, Lowell J. Bean is director of the C. F. Smith Museum of Anthropology. He is the author of Mukat's People: The Cahuilla Indians of Southern California (1972).


Summary

A collection of stories that were related by the Miwok elders 'after the first rains of the winter season, usually in the ceremonial roundhouse and always at night by the dim light of a flickering fire. It also includes creation myths and accounts of the First People, beings who antedated humans, as well as tales about animals, death, and ghosts.

Product details

Authors C Hart Merriam, C. Hart Merriam, C.Hart Merriam
Assisted by C. Hart Merriam (Editor)
Publisher Bison Books
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.03.1993
 
EAN 9780803281936
ISBN 978-0-8032-8193-6
No. of pages 273
Dimensions 136 mm x 203 mm x 16 mm
Weight 308 g
Subjects Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures
Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore

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