Books like Ravensong by Catherine Feher-Elston
Ravensong explores the raven’s place as a trickster and messenger in Native American religion, while also showcasing its appeal to ornithologists and biologists. Through interviews with peoples from the Pacific Northwest and other indigenous communities, coupled with current ornithological research, the book offers a comprehensive view of these enigmatic birds. It illuminates the raven’s and crow’s symbolic, historic, and ecological significance across myth, dream, song, and ritual.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Catherine Feher-Elston
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