Giving Voice to Bear: North American Indian Myths, Rituals, and Images of the Bear - Softcover

Rockwell, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570983933 ISBN 13: 9781570983931

Publisher: Roberts Rinehart, 2003

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

David Rockwell's most recent book is Exploring Glacier National Park. He resides in Montana.

Review:

...a powerful reminder of the sacredness and interdependence of all life. (Los Angeles Times)

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)

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)

About this edition

• Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1570983933
• ISBN 13: 9781570983931
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248