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Living Life's Circle: Mescalero Apache Cosmovision Paperback – September 1, 1994

by Claire R. Farrer (Author)

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The product of more than fifteen years contact and life with the Mescalero people in southern New Mexico, Living Life's Circle is one of the first works devoted to the emergent new interdiscipline of ethnoastronomy, the study of how the sky and its movements form "templates" for life in particular cultures. Urged by her friend and mentor, the remarkable singer and medicine man Bernard Second, to "Pay attention," Farrer began to recognize a powerful primary metaphor based on acute astronomical observation and its direct relevance to all aspects of Mescalero life.


"Should be read by every student of culture."--M. Jane Young

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  1. Print length
    288 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    University of New Mexico Press
  4. Publication date
    September 1, 1994
  5. Dimensions
    6.02 x 0.85 x 9.01 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0826315607
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0826315601
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"An excellent account of Apache philosophy as seen through their ceremonies."

"An excellent discussion of the relationship between ethnoastronomy and the base metaphor in the Apache world view.a

An excellent account of Apache philosophy as seen through their ceremonies.

An excellent discussion of the relationship between ethnoastronomy and the base metaphor in the Apache world view.

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This is one of the first works devoted to the emergent new interdiscipline of ethnoastronomy, the study of how the sky and its movements form 'templates' for life in particular cultures.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of New Mexico Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 1994
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0826315607
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0826315601
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.02 x 0.85 x 9.01 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,216,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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