Loon: Memory, Meaning, and Reality in a Northern Dene Community

Loon: Memory, Meaning, and Reality in a Northern Dene Community
ISBN-10
0803293216
ISBN-13
9780803293212
Series
Loon
Category
Social Science
Pages
216
Language
English
Published
2004-01-01
Publisher
U of Nebraska Press
Author
Henry S. Sharp

Description

In an unforgettable journey through the symbolic universe and daily life of the Chipewyan of Mission, his work uses the context and meaning of the loon encounter to show how spirits are an actual and almost omnipresent aspect of life.".

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