My Last Forty Days: A Visionary Journey Among the Pueblo Spirits - Rilegato

Goodman, Felicitas D.

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ISBN 10: 0253333105 ISBN 13: 9780253333100

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 1997

Riassunto

From her own visionary experiences, noted anthropologist Felicitas Goodman has woven together an adventure story of a special kind—with a ghost as the protagonist. It is a tale of death and dying, yet full of light and joy, a heartwarming celebration of the immortality of the human soul. The story is told by the ghost herself, who is on a quest for a permanent home in the alternate reality of Pueblo-Indian mythology, whose inhabitants include animal spirits such as Old Man Coyote, Grandfather Bear, Sister Snake and Spider Woman.

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L'autore:

Felicitas D. Goodman taught linguistics and anthropology at Denison University until her retirement, when she became Director of the Cuyamungue Institute. She is author of numerous articles and has seven books to her credit, most recently Ecstasy, Ritual, and Alternate Reality: Religion in a Pluralistic World, and Where the Spirits Ride the Wind: Spirit Journeys and Ecstatic Experiences.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

The ghostly heroine narrates her quest for a spiritual home in the alternate reality of Pueblo Indian mythology. She is accompanied by myriad guides and animal spirits who help her attain self-knowledge. They are Old Man Coyote, Grandfather Bear, Sister Snake, and Spider Woman. Cricket and Rattle Sister, companions from her past, lend support during the forty-day journey into an unfamiliar and enchanting place. Finally there is Buffalo, the mighty spirit guide, who patiently instructs her in the ways of this alien world. In a magically transposed landscape of the American Southwest, they all play a pivotal role in bringing the story to its surprising and joyful conclusion.

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• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0253333105
• ISBN 13: 9780253333100
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 86
• Disegnatore: Josephson Susan