{"product_id":"sky-loom-brian-swann-9780803246157","title":"Sky Loom: Native American Myth, Story, and Song","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSky Loom\u003c\/i\u003e offers a dazzling introduction to Native American myths, stories, and songs drawn from previous collections by acclaimed translator and poet Brian Swann. With a general introduction by Swann, \u003ci\u003eSky Loom\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning collection that provides a glimpse into the intricacies and beauties of story and myth, placing them in their cultural, historical, and linguistic contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the twenty-six selections is translated and introduced by a well-known expert on Native oral literatures and offers entry into the cultures and traditions of several different tribes and bands, including the Yupiit and the Tlingits of the polar North; the Coast Salish and the Kwakwaka'wakw of the Pacific Northwest; the Navajos, the Pimas, and the Yaquis of the Southwest; the Lakota Sioux and the Plains Crees of the Great Plains; the Ojibwes of the Great Lakes; the Naskapis and the Eastern Crees of the Hudson Bay area in Canada; and the Munsees of the Northeast. \u003ci\u003eSky Loom\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey through literary traditions older than the \"discovery\" of the New World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Swann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803246153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803246157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 1487","brand":"Brian Swann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201717235967,"sku":"9780803246157","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7b00a7d-6ad0-494f-8de9-99efb399c7bb.jpg?v=1691490993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sky-loom-brian-swann-9780803246157","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}