MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01762cam a22003498i 4500
001 2015023893
003 DLC
005 20151111154926.0
008 150619s2016 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015023893
020 $a9780199997190 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a9780199997060 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an------
050 00 $aE98.R3$bM27 2016
082 00 $a299.7$223
100 1 $aMann, Barbara Alice,$d1947-
245 10 $aSpirits of blood, spirits of breath :$bthe twinned cosmos of indigenous America /$cBarbara Alice Mann.
263 $a1602
264 1 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2016.
300 $apages 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 $aIndian cosmology$zNorth America.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$xSocial life and customs.