Mother Earth, Father Sky: Native American Myth by Tom Lowenstein, Piers Vitebsky

Mother Earth, Father Sky: Native American Myth

Myth and Mankind

Tom Lowenstein, Piers Vitebsky

144 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
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Mother Earth, Father Sky: Native American Myth by Tom Lowenstein, Piers Vitebsky is a captivating read for anyone who yearns to connect with the natural world and the rich cultural heritage of Native American traditions, where reverence for the earth and its creatures is woven into the very fabric of their timeless and enchanting myths.

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Reverence for animals and the earth is a common theme that runs through the myths of Native Americans. Many creation myths, for instance, attribute the earth's beginning to varied animals as the turtle, the waterbeetle, and the muskrat. The revere...

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