9780143106050-0143106058-The Origin Myth of Acoma Pueblo (Penguin Classics)

The Origin Myth of Acoma Pueblo (Penguin Classics)

ISBN-13: 9780143106050
ISBN-10: 0143106058
Author: Peter Nabokov, Edward Proctor Hunt
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Paperback 240 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780143106050
ISBN-10: 0143106058
Author: Peter Nabokov, Edward Proctor Hunt
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Paperback 240 pages

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The Origin Myth of Acoma Pueblo (Penguin Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780143106050 and ISBN-10: 0143106058), written by authors Peter Nabokov, Edward Proctor Hunt, was published by Penguin Publishing Group in 2015. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Native American (Americas History, Evolution, Folklore & Mythology, Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Origin Myth of Acoma Pueblo (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Native American books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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A masterpiece of Pueblo Indian mythology, now in a restored edition

Edward Proctor Hunt, a Pueblo Indian man, was born in 1861 in the mesa-top village of Acoma, New Mexico, and initiated into several secret societies, only to later break with his people’s social and religious codes. In 1928, he recited his version of the origin myth of the Acoma Indians to Smithsonian Institution scholars. Hailed by many as the most accessible of all epic narratives recounting a classic Pueblo Indian story of creation, migration, and ultimate residence, the myth offers a unique window into Pueblo Indian cosmology and ancient history, revealing how a premodern society answered key existential questions and formed its customs. In this new edition, Peter Nabokov renders this important document into a clear sequence, adds excerpted material from the original storytelling sessions, and explores the creation and roles of such myths in Pueblo Indian cultures.

The remarkable life of Edward Hunt is the subject of Peter Nabokov’s companion volume, How the World Moves, which follows Hunt and his sons on their passage from tradition to modernity as they strike out as native entrepreneurs and travelling interpreters of American Indian lore.
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