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Giving Voice to Bear: North American Indian Myths, Rituals, and Images of the Bear Revised Edition
Author(s): David Rockwell (Author)
- Publisher: ROR-Roberts Rinehart
- Publication Date: 21 April 2003
- Edition: Revised
- Language: English
- Print length: 244 pages
- ISBN-10: 1570983933
- ISBN-13: 9781570983931
Book Description
In this new edition of a classic, David Rockwell describes the captivating and awe-inspiring presence of the bear in Native American rituals. The bear played a central role in shamanic rights, initiation, healing and hunting ceremonies, and new year celebrations. Considered together, these traditions are another way of looking at the world, one in which the mysteries of the universe are revealed through animals.
Editorial Reviews
Review
…a powerful reminder of the sacredness and interdependence of all life.– “Los Angeles Times”
An engrossing and accessible anthropological study…a stirring reminder of what it was like to be alive when being human meant living intimately with nature.– “The New York Times Book Review”
In this reprint of the classic anthropological study
Giving Voice to Bear, author David Rockwell explores the myths and rituals surrounding bears and the beliefs in which they have their roots.– “Winds Of Change”About the Author
David Rockwell’s most recent book is Exploring Glacier National Park. He resides in Montana.
