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Title Technicians of the sacred : a range of poetries from Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania / edited with commentaries by Jerome Rothenberg.

Publication Info. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

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Location Call No. Status
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  398.2 ROTHENBERG    Check Shelf
Edition Third edition, revised and expanded.
Description xxxix, 643 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents The texts -- Origins & namings -- Visions & spels -- Death & defeat -- The book of events (I) -- The book of events (II) -- Africa -- America -- Asia -- Europe & the Ancient Near East -- Oceania -- Survivals & revivals -- The statements -- The commentaries.
Summary "A wide-ranging anthology of ethnopoetry including origin texts, visionary texts, texts about death, texts about events--collected from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Ancient Near East, and Oceania."--Provided by publiher.
Subject Religious poetry.
Incantations -- Poetry.
Rites and ceremonies -- Poetry.
Folk poetry.
Folk songs -- Texts.
Folk poetry. (OCoLC)fst00929410
Folk songs. (OCoLC)fst00929707
Incantations. (OCoLC)fst00968415
Religious poetry. (OCoLC)fst01094206
Rites and ceremonies. (OCoLC)fst01098216
Genre/Form Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
Texts. (OCoLC)fst01423705
Added Author Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- editor, writer of added commentary.
ISBN 9780520290716 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
0520290712 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9780520290723 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0520290720 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
Standard No. 40027443438
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