Mother Earth, Father Sky (Native American Myth and Mankind)

by Tom Lowenstein

Hardcover, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

299.7

Collection

Publication

Barnes & Noble (2005), Edition: English Language

Description

A dramatic series that captures, culture by culture, the information that never makes it into the history books: strange stories, mystic rites, angry gods, vision quests.

User reviews

LibraryThing member hailelib
Almost as much space is devoted to the photos and other illustrations as to the text and I spent nearly as much time poring over them as reading. This book would make a great introduction to North American Indian myth and religion just because of the great illustrations. The text organization leads
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to a bit of repetition but not enough to bother me and I really enjoyed this beautiful volume. While much of the material had been covered in other reading I've done over the last two years, I still learned new things from both the authors and the choice of pictures and would recommend the book, especially for those unfamiliar with Indian lore and customs.
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LibraryThing member ruric
Lots of photos, line drawings, sketches of objects and sacred places.

Bulk of text is engaging retelling of the main myths.

Book divided into six sections: The Indian World, Earthdivers and Creators, The Spiritual Cosmos, Keepers of Order, Web of Ceremony, Native American Legacy.

Language

Original language

English

ISBN

0760774854 / 9780760774854

Local notes

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