The Dawn of the World
Myths and Tales of the Miwok Indians of California
A collection of stories that were related by the Miwok elders 'after the first rains of the winter season, usually in the ceremonial roundhouse and always at night by the dim light of a flickering fire. It also includes creation myths and accounts of the First People, beings who antedated humans, as well as tales about animals, death, and ghosts.
A professor of anthropology at California State University, Hayward, Lowell J. Bean is director of the C. F. Smith Museum of Anthropology. He is the author of "Mukat's People: The Cahuilla Indians of Southern California" (1972).
| Autor: | Merriam, C Hart |
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| ISBN: | 9780803281936 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Bison Books |
| Veröffentlicht: | 01.03.1993 |
| Untertitel: | Myths and Tales of the Miwok Indians of California |
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