NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MYTHS AND TALES: Achomawi and Atsugewi Tales and Achomawi Myths, Pomo Bear Doctors (Annotated Native American myths and folklores)
POMO BEAR DOCTORSThis is a monograph on a typical variety of native Californian shamanism, the animal-impersonator. This describes the practice among the Pomo, a Northern Californian people. Despite the title 'Bear Doctor,' these shamans did not cure: they were berserkers, as befits their totem,...
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POMO BEAR DOCTORSThis is a monograph on a typical variety of native Californian shamanism, the animal-impersonator. This describes the practice among the Pomo, a Northern Californian people. Despite the title 'Bear Doctor,' these shamans did not cure: they were berserkers, as befits their totem, with a license to kill up to four people per year. Topics include how they fit into Pomo Creation mythology, initiation rituals and comparisons with other Northern Californian groups. ACHOMAWI AND ATSUGEWI TALES and ACHOMAWI MYTHSThese two articles include myths of the Achomawi and Atsugewi, who lived in the north-eastern Sierra Nevada of California.
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B074S696F2
Publish date: 2017-08-12
Pages no: 121
Edition language: English