Spirits of blood, spirits of breath : the twinned cosmos of indigenous America / Barbara Alice Mann.

"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 tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mann, Barbara Alice, 1947- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > Religion.
Indigenous philosophy > North America.
Indigenous cosmology.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Social life and customs.
Indian cosmology.
Indian philosophy.
Indians of North America > Religion.
Indians of North America > Social life and customs.
North America.
Physical Description:xi, 364 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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