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LEADER: 02422pam a2200469 i 4500
001 11732414
005 20160321130634.0
008 150619s2016 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015023893
020 $a9780199997190$qpaperback ;$qalkaline paper
020 $a0199997195$qpaperback ;$qalkaline paper
020 $a9780199997060$qhardcover ;$qalkaline paper
020 $a0199997063$qhardcover ;$qalkaline paper
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn919103966
035 $a(OCoLC)919103966
035 $a(NNC)11732414
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050 00 $aE98.R3$bM27 2016
082 00 $a299.7$223
100 1 $aMann, Barbara Alice,$d1947-$eauthor.
245 10 $aSpirits of blood, spirits of breath :$bthe twinned cosmos of indigenous America /$cBarbara Alice Mann.
264 1 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c[2016]
300 $axi, 364 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"Ancient North American cultures shared long-standing philosophical precepts, the most important of which was the Twinned Cosmos of Blood and Breath, as it spun out fractally in pairs from serpent-eagle to dwarf-giant. Spirits of Blood, Spirits of Breath unravels this philosophical balance using traditional thought"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aStyle, and sources, and methods, oh, my! -- Grandfather God and the missionaries : totally good for nothing -- The twinned cosmos of serpents and thunderbirds -- Sweats of the living and the dead -- Visions and dreams -- Giants and dwarfs -- Terlife, resuscitation, and reincarnation -- The harmony way.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$xReligion.
650 0 $aIndian philosophy$zNorth America.
650 0 $aIndian cosmology.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$xSocial life and customs.
650 7 $aIndian cosmology.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00969090
650 7 $aIndian philosophy.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00969168
650 7 $aIndians of North America$xReligion.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00969889
650 7 $aIndians of North America$xSocial life and customs.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00969907
651 7 $aNorth America.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01242475
852 00 $bglx$hE98.R3$iM27 2016