Thunder Rides A Black Horse

Author : Claire R. Farrer
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478647507
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thunder Rides a Black Horse written by Claire R. Farrer and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thunder’s focus on the ways in which old myths and legends inform actions and beliefs on a contemporary Indian reservation in the American Southwest has established it as an ideal supplement for introductory classes in Native American studies, anthropology, crosscultural religion, folklore, and discourse analysis. As one reviewer states, “Knowledge and understanding about human cultural variation and possibilities just flows.” The current edition includes valuable updates of reservation life and the author’s fictive family members at Mescalero. The compelling four-day and four-night Mescalero Apache girls’ puberty ceremonial remains the backdrop of Farrer’s interpretive discussion of time and the mythic present. The oral traditions and instructions given to her by the late Bernard Second, her longtime Apache teacher, provide insight into the importance of narrative not just in ceremonials but also in daily life. Farrer neither romanticizes nor patronizes the Apachean people, who are presented as people with foibles as well as possessing much worthy of admiration. The Third Edition incorporates a fully developed concluding chapter—“Returning”—and furnishes thoughtful, end-of-chapter questions to prompt readers to explore their own reactions to the text.

Author : Claire R. Farrer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thunder Rides a Black Horse written by Claire R. Farrer and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers gain insight into the importance of narrative, not just in ceremony but especially in everyday living on a contemporary Indian reservation of the Mescalero Apaches. Second edition includes a study guide for students.

Author : Claire R. Farrer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thunder Rides a Black Horse written by Claire R. Farrer and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers gain insight into the importance of narrative, not just in ceremony but especially in everyday living on a contemporary Indian reservation of the Mescalero Apaches. Second edition includes a study guide for students.

Author : Claire R. Farrer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thunder Rides a Black Horse written by Claire R. Farrer and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Keith H. Basso
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478631031
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cibecue Apache written by Keith H. Basso and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 1986-02-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural anthropologist Keith H. Basso (1940–2013) was noted for his long-term research of the Western Apaches, specifically those from the modern community of Cibecue, Arizona, the site of his ethnographic and linguistic research for fifty-four years. One of his earliest works, The Cibecue Apache, has now been read by generations of students. It captures the true character of Apache culture not only because of its objective analyses and descriptions but also because of the author’s belief in allowing the people to speak for themselves. Basso learned their language, became a trusted friend and intimate, and returned to the field often to gather data, participate, and observe. Basso’s goal in this now-classic work is to describe Cibecue Apache perceptions, experiences, conflicts, and indecision. A primary aim is to depict portions of the Western Apache belief system, especially those dealing with the supernatural. Emphasis is also given to the girls’ puberty ceremony, its meaning and functions, as well as modern Apache economic and political life.

Author : Heather Nobles
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1468529005
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adventure of the Tumbleweed Travelers written by Heather Nobles and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what kind of adventures you could encounter if you were a tumbleweed blowing across the desert? Come and join the exciting adventure of the Tumbleweed Traveler and his three trusty friends, Sonny the Snake, Jorge the Horny Toad, and Ruthie the Roadrunner, as they hold on tight for a rip roarin' ride through the majestic California Mohave Desert! The Adventure of the Tumbleweed Travelers is the first book of a social studies series for children. In each book, children will explore each state's rich and unique history and geography in a fun and exciting manner.

Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : Aeterna Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ballad of the White Horse written by G. K. Chesterton and published by Aeterna Press. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealized exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great. Written in ballad form, the work is usually considered one of the last great traditional epic poems ever written in the English language. The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun under the auspices of God working through the agency of the Virgin Mary. In addition to being a narration of Alfred's military and political accomplishments, it is also considered a Catholic allegory. Chesterton incorporates a significant amount of philosophy into the basic structure of the story. Aeterna Press

Author : Annie Wedekind
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
ISBN 13 : 1429939079
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Horse of Her Own written by Annie Wedekind and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl who longs for her own horse is given the chance to care for a troubled, damaged horse, who needs her as much as she needs him. Fourteen-year-old Jane Ryan has always dreamed of having a horse of her own—but so long as she gets to ride her favorite school horse, Beau, at Sunny Acres farm, she's content. And this is the summer she means to try out for the advanced riding class. But just as camp begins, Jane receives heartbreaking news about Beau. She loses, not just her favorite horse, but also her chance to ride in the end-of-summer competition. When her trainer asks for her help with an out-of-control chestnut warmblood, Lancelot, a newcomer to the barn, she has no choice but to say yes. There's another new addition to the farm: Ben Reyes, the grandson of the barn's manager. As Jane struggles to go on without Beau, and to make Lancelot the great horse she believes him to be, her feelings for Ben, her relationships with the privileged group of girls she rides with, and her painful, joyous road to self-discovery all lead to a heart-pounding conclusion that is truly a new beginning. Only Jane's faith in Lancelot, and her own rediscovered skill and strength, can see her through the hard journey toward a horse of her own.

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Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 0857861018
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revelation written by and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Author : David E. Jones
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478615435
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sanapia written by David E. Jones and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life histories are an excellent means of crosscultural understanding. In detailing the life of a Comanche medicine woman who wanted her methods recorded, Jones demonstrated such an intense interest in her training and experiences as a shaman that Sanapia not only accepted him as a valued biographer but also adopted him as a son. Readers will enjoy this intimate portrait of the last surviving Comanche Eagle doctor, revealed in descriptive accounts of her ritual behavior, her attitude toward the profession, the paraphernalia she employed, and her function in Comanche society.