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The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Paul Radin
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| Series | Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:368 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Alternative belief systems |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691019161
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| Classifications | Dewey:299.72 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 April 1991 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In this transcription of the Medicine Rite, the most sacred ritual of the Winnebago Indians, anthropologist Paul Radin captured a poetic source of profound importance to the understanding of mystical experience. Performed by medicine men upon the initiation of a member to their cult, this secret rite recapitulated the mythic origins and heroes of the Winnebago while integrating those present with the ancestral forces.
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