Origin Myth of Acoma
Origin Myth of Acoma

Author: Matthew W. Stirling

Publisher: Pinnacle Press

Published: 2017-05-26

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781375009287

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Origin Myth of Acoma Pueblo
The Origin Myth of Acoma Pueblo

Author: Edward Proctor Hunt

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-09-22

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0698179579

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A masterpiece of Pueblo Indian mythology, now in a restored edition Edward Proctor Hunt, a Pueblo Indian man, was born in 1861 in the mesa-top village of Acoma, New Mexico, and initiated into several secret societies, only to later break with his people’s social and reli­gious codes. In 1928, he recited his version of the origin myth of the Acoma Indians to Smithsonian Institution scholars. Hailed by many as the most accessible of all epic narratives recounting a classic Pueblo Indian story of creation, migration, and ulti­mate residence, the myth offers a unique window into Pueblo Indian cosmology and ancient history, revealing how a premodern society answered key existential questions and formed its customs. In this new edition, Peter Nabokov renders this important document into a clear sequence, adds excerpted material from the original storytelling sessions, and explores the creation and roles of such myths in Pueblo Indian cultures. The remarkable life of Edward Hunt is the subject of Peter Nabokov’s companion volume, How the World Moves, which follows Hunt and his sons on their passage from tradition to modernity as they strike out as native entrepreneurs and travelling interpreters of American Indian lore.

American Indian Literature
American Indian Literature

Author: Alan R. Velie

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780806123455

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A collection of Native American literature features myths, tales, songs, memoirs, oratory, poetry, and fiction from the present as well as the past

Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution

Author: Daniel K. Richter

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2013-05-03

Total Pages: 555

ISBN-13: 0674072367

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America began, we are often told, with the Founding Fathers, the men who waged a revolution and created a unique place called the United States. We may acknowledge the early Jamestown and Puritan colonists and mourn the dispossession of Native Americans, but we rarely grapple with the complexity of the nation's pre-revolutionary past. In this pathbreaking revision, Daniel Richter shows that the United States has a much deeper history than is apparentÑthat far from beginning with a clean slate, it is a nation with multiple pasts that stretch back as far as the Middle Ages, pasts whose legacies continue to shape the present. Exploring a vast range of original sources, Before the Revolution spans more than seven centuries and ranges across North America, Europe, and Africa. Richter recovers the lives of a stunning array of peoplesÑIndians, Spaniards, French, Dutch, Africans, EnglishÑas they struggled with one another and with their own people for control of land and resources. Their struggles occurred in a global context and built upon the remains of what came before. Gradually and unpredictably, distinctive patterns of North American culture took shape on a continent where no one yet imagined there would be nations called the United States, Canada, or Mexico. By seeing these trajectories on their own dynamic terms, rather than merely as a prelude to independence, Richter's epic vision reveals the deepest origins of American history.

Adam's Isle
Adam's Isle

Author: Johnny Mack Hood

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2008-04

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1434372081

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I am writing this book "The Life as a Minister" to share with the Christian faith and leaders my lasting excitement while serving in a leadership capacity as a minister. No other area of intellectual work has gotten my attention that overlaps so many fields of knowledge. I looked at how science and humanities offer such varied insight into troubling questions of our time. I believe any one who use this text will come to an understanding that ministry starts by serving, which is the door for the blessings to flow. As a minister, I found that the way ministry is conducted has a social change as well. The church is affected by how we live and respond to our surroundings. This is also found in my introduction as well. The inspiration by the Holy Spirit to put in writing the uniqueness of how God deals with His highest creation (man). In this book you will find some richness that will guide you on your road to victory. I believe without fail that in great specifics throughout the book that you will come to an understanding of how the Life as a Minister really is. There is no glamour by far in the position as a minister however I was compelled to share my walk with you. I believe that while you are experiencing the particularly chosen words demonstrating some characteristics that will cause you to look at your walk. God will be in your mist and will quicken your spirit illuminating His word to you. Also I want you to understand your walk may not be like mine but if you achieve the elevation to this position you would have some closer insight on what could possibly be awaiting you. Within these pages hold some dear events that have molded my character and way of life. Surely there will be times of mourning but when God is for you then who in the world can be against you. Enjoy the richness.

The Lore of New Mexico
The Lore of New Mexico

Author: Marta Weigle

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9780826331571

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This award-winning text on New Mexico folklore traditions is now available in a shorter edition.