The Origin Myth of Acoma Pueblo
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- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2015
Summary
Echoes of the First World: The Acoma Origin Myth
This is the account of Edward Proctor Hunt, a Pueblo Indian and member of many secret societies, who in 1928 broke with his people’s social and religious codes to recite the origin myth of the Acoma Indians to scholars.
Recounting a classic story of creation, migration and residence, this myth offers a unique window into indigenous cosmology and ancient history, revealing how a pre-modern society addressed existential question…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143106050 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143106058 |
| Author: | Edward Proctor Hunt |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2015 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Those wishing to understand the embattled Indian religion, and its profound relationship to the earth, won’t find a better guide than Nabokov
Those wishing to understand the embattled Indian religion, and its profound relationship to the earth, won’t find a better guide than Nabokov * San Francisco Chronicle *
About The Author
Edward Proctor Hunt
Peter Nabokov is a professor of World Arts and Cultures and American Indian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. An acclaimed scholar of Native American history, he is the author of Where the Lightning Strikes and edited the volume Native American Testimony.
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