Landscapes of origin in the Americas creation narratives linking ancient places and present communities / edited by Jessica Joyce Christie.
| Other author | Christie, Jessica Joyce, 1956- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, |
| Description | vii, 203 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction / Jessica Joyce Christie -- The Center of the World : The Principle People and the Great Smoky Mountains / Christopher Arris Oakley -- Xeroxed on Stone : Times of Origin and the Navajo Holy People in Canyon Landscapes / Polly Schaafsma, Will Tsosie -- Nuvagantu, "Where Snow Sits'" : Origin Mountains of the Southern Paiutes / Richard Stoffle, Richard Arnold, Kathleen Van Vlack, Larry Eddy, Betty Cornelius -- Origin Narratives, Places, and Concepts among the 'Namgis, a Kwakwaka' wakw Group in British Columbia, Canada / Jessica Joyce Christie -- Malinalco : A Place between Heaven and Earth / Manuel Aguilar-Moreno -- The Map of the Province of Mani: A Record of Landscape and Northern Maya Lowland Concepts of Origin / Merideth Paxton -- Ancestral Presence at the Navel of the World : Francisco Sojuel and Santiago Atitlan / Allen J. Christenson -- Landscapes as Metaphor : Resources, Language, and Myths of Dynastic Origin on the Pacific Coast from the Santa Valley (Peru) to Manabi (Ecuador) / Patricia J. Netherly -- Inka Pacariqtambo : It Depends Which Eyes Are Looking at It / Jessica Joyce Christie. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009013456 |
| ISBN | 9780817316730 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0817316736 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780817355609 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 081735560X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780817382476 (electronic) |
| ISBN | 081738247X (electronic) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |