Creation myths and legends of the Creek Indians:
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Bibliographische Detailangaben
Beteilige Person: Grantham, Bill (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Gainesville University Press of Florida ©2002
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-318) and index
Beliefs and ritual: Role of mythology -- Cosmogony -- Creek cosmology -- Souls -- Spiritual specialists -- Miscellaneous beliefs -- Sacred plants or medicines -- Sacred time and space -- Ceremony and ritual -- Conclusions -- Myths and legends: Earth diver myths -- Emergence myths -- Migration legends -- Relationships between the tribes -- Journeys into the sky world -- Visitors from the sky world -- Snake man legends -- Man-eating birds -- Tobacco and corn; sacred plants to the Creeks -- Contemporary Creek myths and legends
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 337 pages)
ISBN:0813028957
9780813028958