Tsimshian Narratives Trade And Warfare

Author : John J. Cove
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
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Download or read book Tsimshian Narratives: Trade and warfare written by John J. Cove and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of oral narratives from the Tsimshian Indians of the west coast of British Columbia around Prince Rupert, is illustrated with early photographs and maps, and reflects the close relationship of these people with their environment.

Author : Marius Barbeau
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 1772824267
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tsimshian narratives: volume 2 written by Marius Barbeau and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These oral histories, collected by Marius Barbeau and William Beynon from the Pacific Northwest reflect the Tsimshian relationship with the environment, their understanding of the spiritual universe and their interpretation of the physical world.

Author : Marius Barbeau
Publisher : Canadian Museum of Civilization
ISBN 13 : 9780660107707
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tsimshian Narratives: Trade and warfare written by Marius Barbeau and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization. This book was released on 1987 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of oral narratives from the Tsimshian Indians of the west coast of British Columbia around Prince Rupert, is illustrated with early photographs and maps, and reflects the close relationship of these people with their environment.

Author : Canadian Museum of Civilization
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Tsimshian Narratives - Vol. 1 Tricksters, Shamans and Heroes - Vol. 2 Trade and Warfare written by Canadian Museum of Civilization and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John J. Cove
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
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Download or read book Tsimshian Narratives: Trade and warfare written by John J. Cove and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marius Barbeau
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 1772824259
Total Pages : 362 pages
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Download or read book Tsimshian narratives: volume 1 written by Marius Barbeau and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These oral histories, collected by Marius Barbeau and William Beynon from the Pacific Northwest reflect the Tsimshian relationship with the environment, their understanding of the spiritual universe and their interpretation of the physical world.

Author : Marius Barbeau
Publisher : Canadian Museum of Civilization
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tsimshian Narratives: Tricksters, shamans, and heroes written by Marius Barbeau and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization. This book was released on 1987 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of oral narratives from the Tsimshian Indians of the west coast of British Columbia around Prince Rupert, is illustrated with early photographs and maps, and reflects the close relationship of these people with their environment.

Author : Jay Miller
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803282667
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tsimshian Culture written by Jay Miller and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tsimshians are a Northwest Coast Native people known for their dazzling works of art and rich array of social, religious, and oral traditions that have captured the attention of scholars for over a century. Jay Miller brings together for the first time a wealth of material about the Tsimshians, presenting an unforgettable picture of their cultural universe. That universe is built around the metaphor of light, which was brought into the world by Raven; its refraction forms the chief social, religious, and symbolic institutions of Tsimshian culture. Family heraldic crests express light in one way, masks in another. Miller argues convincingly that the genius of Tsimshian culture, and one of the main reasons for its continuing vitality, is that its people are sensitive to different, and often creative, ways of capturing and embodying light.

Author : Michael D. Blackstock
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773522565
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faces in the Forest written by Michael D. Blackstock and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2001 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Faces in the Forest Michael Blackstock, a forester and an artist, takes us into the sacred forest, revealing the mysteries of carvings, paintings, and writings done on living trees by First Nations people. Blackstock details this rare art form through oral histories related by the Elders, blending spiritual and academic perspectives on Native art, cultural geography, and traditional ecological knowledge. Faces in the Forest begins with a review of First Nations cosmology and the historical references to tree art. Blackstock then takes us on a metaphorical journey along the remnants of trading and trapping trails to tree art sites in the Gitxsan, Nisga'a, Tlingit, Carrier, and Dene traditional territories, before concluding with reflections on the function and meaning of tree art, its role within First Nations cosmology, and the need for greater respect for all of our natural resources. This fascinating study of a haunting and little-known cultural phenomenon helps us to see our forests with new eyes.

Author : Lawrence H. Keeley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199880700
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War Before Civilization written by Lawrence H. Keeley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-12-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The myth of the peace-loving "noble savage" is persistent and pernicious. Indeed, for the last fifty years, most popular and scholarly works have agreed that prehistoric warfare was rare, harmless, unimportant, and, like smallpox, a disease of civilized societies alone. Prehistoric warfare, according to this view, was little more than a ritualized game, where casualties were limited and the effects of aggression relatively mild. Lawrence Keeley's groundbreaking War Before Civilization offers a devastating rebuttal to such comfortable myths and debunks the notion that warfare was introduced to primitive societies through contact with civilization (an idea he denounces as "the pacification of the past"). Building on much fascinating archeological and historical research and offering an astute comparison of warfare in civilized and prehistoric societies, from modern European states to the Plains Indians of North America, War Before Civilization convincingly demonstrates that prehistoric warfare was in fact more deadly, more frequent, and more ruthless than modern war. To support this point, Keeley provides a wide-ranging look at warfare and brutality in the prehistoric world. He reveals, for instance, that prehistorical tactics favoring raids and ambushes, as opposed to formal battles, often yielded a high death-rate; that adult males falling into the hands of their enemies were almost universally killed; and that surprise raids seldom spared even women and children. Keeley cites evidence of ancient massacres in many areas of the world, including the discovery in South Dakota of a prehistoric mass grave containing the remains of over 500 scalped and mutilated men, women, and children (a slaughter that took place a century and a half before the arrival of Columbus). In addition, Keeley surveys the prevalence of looting, destruction, and trophy-taking in all kinds of warfare and again finds little moral distinction between ancient warriors and civilized armies. Finally, and perhaps most controversially, he examines the evidence of cannibalism among some preliterate peoples. Keeley is a seasoned writer and his book is packed with vivid, eye-opening details (for instance, that the homicide rate of prehistoric Illinois villagers may have exceeded that of the modern United States by some 70 times). But he also goes beyond grisly facts to address the larger moral and philosophical issues raised by his work. What are the causes of war? Are human beings inherently violent? How can we ensure peace in our own time? Challenging some of our most dearly held beliefs, Keeley's conclusions are bound to stir controversy.