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Highlights
- 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.
- About the Author: Jay Miller is the editor of Mourning Dove, A Salishan Autobiography (Nebraska 1991) and the author of Lushootseed Culture and the Shamanic Odyssey (Nebraska 1999).
- 204 Pages
- Social Science, Ethnic Studies
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Book Synopsis
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.About the Author
Jay Miller is the editor of Mourning Dove, A Salishan Autobiography (Nebraska 1991) and the author of Lushootseed Culture and the Shamanic Odyssey (Nebraska 1999).Dimensions (Overall): 9.01 Inches (H) x 6.03 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 204
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Ethnic Studies
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Theme: Native American Studies
Format: Paperback
Author: Jay Miller
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 2000
TCIN: 88974180
UPC: 9780803282667
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-6010
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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