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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Main Author: Mann, Barbara Alice, 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
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