Spirits of blood, spirits of breath : the twinned cosmos of indigenous America /
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 trad...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2016]
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199997190 0199997195 9780199997060 0199997063 |