Giving Voice to Bear: North American Indian Myths, Rituals, and Images of the Bear

by David Rockwell

Overview

In this new edition of a classic, David Rockwell describes the captivating and awe-inspiring presence of the bear in Native American rituals. The bear played a central role in shamanic rights, initiation, healing and hunting ceremonies, and new year celebrations. Considered together, these traditions are another way of looking at the world, one in which the mysteries of the universe are revealed through animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461664574
Publisher:	Rinehart, Roberts Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/21/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

David Rockwell's most recent book is Exploring Glacier National Park. He resides in Montana.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	ix
	Prologue	xv
1.	"Bears Are Half Human"	1
2.	"That is the Way They Are Born, in the Form of a Bear"	9
3.	"Grandfather, I Am Sorry I Must Kill You"	25
4.	"It May Change into Anything"	47
5.	"A Bear Will Devour Your Flesh"	63
6.	Digging for Medicine	75
7.	"Ah Bear, We Are the Same Person"	91
8.	Giving Voice to Bear	113
9.	Moving Like a Bear	147
10.	"I Know Where the Bear Is Living"	163
11.	Honey-Paws in the Old World	179
12.	Beneath is a Bear	195
	Epilogue	203
	Notes	207
	Bibliography	215

Editorial Reviews

An engrossing and accessible anthropological study…a stirring reminder of what it was like to be alive when being human meant living intimately with nature.

The New York Times Book Review

…a powerful reminder of the sacredness and interdependence of all life.

|Los Angeles Times

In this reprint of the classic anthropological study Giving Voice to Bear, author David Rockwell explores the myths and rituals surrounding bears and the beliefs in which they have their roots.

Winds Of Change

…a powerful reminder of the sacredness and interdependence of all life.

Los Angeles Times