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Spirits of the Sacred Mountains: Creation Stories of the American Indian
by Coffer, William E. [Koi Hosh]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0442216009
- ISBN 13
- 9780442216009
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
USA: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1978. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvi, [2], 122 pages. Footnotes, bibliography. index. Illustrated in black and white. "A landmark book in American Indian ethnology, this book presents traditional creation stories of Indian tribes and is the first to bring an American Indian point of view to the theory of the origin of human life. Draws directly on oral tradition collected by the author from Indian elders and spiritual leaders during more than two decades of travel throughout North America." - dust jacket. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Average wear and soiling to dust jacket which bears some soiling to front panel and is now preserved in mylar. A sound copy of this valuable contribution to American Indian studies, anthropology, comparative religion, and other fields..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 731H5017
- Title
- Spirits of the Sacred Mountains: Creation Stories of the American Indian
- Author
- Coffer, William E. [Koi Hosh]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0442216009
- ISBN 13
- 9780442216009
- Publisher
- Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Indians of North America - Religion and Mythology, Indians - Origin, America - Discovery and Exploration - Pre-Columbian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Native Peoples;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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