The World's Rim: Great Mysteries of the North American IndiansUniversity of Nebraska Press, 1953 - 259 pages Classic study of how Native Americans and other cultures developed identical rituals to express separate discoveries of a single insight. ..."a good, readable technical introduction." -- "San Francisco Chronicle." |
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Ahsonnutli Algonquian American Indian ancient animal Arikara Aztec birds blue body breath buffalo Caddoan calumet Cedar cere ceremony chant child circle colors cosmic creation cult culture Dakota dancers dawn dead death eagle east Eleusis emblem Ethnol Father feast flesh four Frances Densmore gift give Hako heavens Honga human Jeremiah Curtin Kawas Kurahus light living lodge magical maidens maize man's Manabozho meaning medicine Mexico Midé Mother Corn Mother Earth mystery myth native nature night North Old World Omaha Omaha Tribe painted Pawnee pipe pipe of peace Plains plumes Popul Vuh prairies prayer priest Pueblo represents rite ritual Rock sacred sense serpent sing Siouan Sioux Sioux Music smoke song soul spirit stars stone Sun Dance Sun Pole sung symbolism things thou thought tion Tirawa atius tree tribal tribes underworld vision Wakan Wakantanka warriors Wind woman women Zeus