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The Dawn of the World: Myths and Tales of the Miwok Indians of California Paperback - 1993
by C. Hart Merriam (Editor); Introduction by Lowell J. Bean
The stories collected here were related by the Miwok elders "after the first rains of the winter season, usually in the ceremonial roundhouse and always at night by the dim light of a flickering fire". Included are creation myths and accounts of the First People, beings who antedated humans, as well as tales about animals, death, ghosts, witches, giants, and natural phenomena. Photos.
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- Title The Dawn of the World: Myths and Tales of the Miwok Indians of California
- Author C. Hart Merriam (Editor); Introduction by Lowell J. Bean
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 273
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln
- Date 1993-03-01
- ISBN 9780803281936 / 0803281935
- Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 7.99 x 5.35 x 0.62 in (20.29 x 13.59 x 1.57 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Library of Congress subjects Tales - California, Miwok Indians - Folklore
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92042566
- Dewey Decimal Code 398.208
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- Publishers Weekly, 03/15/1993, Page 0
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