Spirits of Blood, Spirits of Breath
Subtitle: The Twinned Cosmos of Indigenous America
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated; Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780199997060
Subjects: Indians of north america, religion; Indians of north america, social conditions; Indian philosophy, north america
Description: "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.