| God Wears Many Skins: Myth And Folklore Of The Sami People Contributor(s): Van Cleef, Jabez L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438221894 ISBN-13: 9781438221892 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ethnic & Tribal |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.24" W x 7.99" (0.34 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Traditional indigenous cultures in many parts of the world have displayed a profound appreciation of the relationship between human and ecosystem health, something global culture is trying to rediscover under the label of sustainability. A spiritual resource for sustainable living, this poem records the creation story of the Sami, a nomadic people of Northern Europe, and then retells several Scandinavian folk-tales derived from their playfully animistic world view. Their deep kinship with the wild is shown in their awe for bears: The bear is more like people are Than any other thinking creature: He stands up on two legs to strike, With eyes that skewer like a spike, And when we cut away his skin He looks like a great bloody man. |