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Thunder Rides a Black Horse: Mescalero Apaches and the Mythic Present

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This is a revision of a widly read Native American womans customs in coming of age (sweet 16). The auther has added more picture so one gets a better feel for who the people are that are characters in the book

I gave it 5 stars because it's not their fault this is a boring book but it is. If you need it for class, this is the right one and it's legit. Get it and get a good grade in your class.

A++ WOULD BUY AGAIN IF I HAD TO BECAUSE OF A CLASS, NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO READ IT.

Its intro is more than slow. The perspective of how she writes the book is unique in my opinion; compared to other textbooks I've read. Specifically, how she uses "time" to write about the different events that she recorded during her study. I used this textbook for an Anthropology course (Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion). The section that it corresponded with was Symbol, Myth, and Ritual. There are an innumerable amount of examples of each of these three concepts found throughout the pages. Another plus is that its not exactly a long read (only bout 108 pages). As the title of my review says it is "dry at times." But if you keep an open mind when reading it, you can definitely find the connection between Symbol, Myth, and Ritual.