{"product_id":"thunder-rides-a-black-horse-mescalero-apaches-and-the-mythic-present","title":"Thunder Rides a Black Horse: Mescalero Apaches and the Mythic Present","description":"Thunder's focus on the ways in which old myths and legends inform actions and beliefs on a contemporary Indian reservation in the American Southwest has established it as an ideal supplement for introductory classes in Native American studies, anthropology, cross-cultural religion, folklore, and discourse analysis. After nearly two-dozen printings in two editions and the garnering of hundreds of undergraduate classroom adoptions, the latest edition of Thunder includes valuable updates of reservation life and the author s fictive family members at Mescalero.\nThe compelling four-day and four-night Mescalero Apache girls puberty ceremonial remains the backdrop of Farrer s interpretive, introductory discussion of time and the mythic present. The oral traditions and instructions given to Farrer by the late Bernard Second, her longtime Apache teacher, provide insight into the importance of narrative not just in ceremonials but also in daily life.\nFarrer neither romanticizes nor patronizes the Apachean people, who are presented as people with foibles as well as possessing much worthy of admiration. The Third Edition incorporates a fully developed concluding chapter Returning and furnishes thoughtful, end-of-chapter questions to prompt readers to explore their own reactions to the text.\nTitle of related interest from Waveland Press: Basso, The Cibecue Apache (ISBN 9780881332148).\nVisit waveland.com for a complete list of modern and classic ethnographies on Apache, Comanche, Crow, Navajo, Papago, Pueblo, Shoshone, Sioux, and other American Indian cultures.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1577666992\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1577666992.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Claire R. Farrer\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47299662545073,"sku":"RDV.1577666992.VG","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1577666992-0.jpg?v=1779213872","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/thunder-rides-a-black-horse-mescalero-apaches-and-the-mythic-present","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}