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Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter: Coyote Builds North America Paperback – December 1, 1990

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4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
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Prankster, warrior, seducer, fool -- Old Man Coyote is the most enduring legend in Native American culture. Crafty and cagey -- often the victim of his own magical intrigues and lusty appetites -- he created the earth and man, scrambled the stars and first brought fire . . . and death. Barry Lopez -- National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams and recipient of the John Burroughs Medal for his bestselling masterwork Of Wolves and Men -- has collected sixty-eight tales from forty-two tribes, and brings to life a timeless myth that abounds with sly wit, erotic adventure, and rueful wisdom.
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    December 1, 1990
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Prankster, warrior, seducer, fool--Old Man Coyote is the most enduring legend in Native American culture. Crafty and cagey-often the victim of his own magical intrigues and lusty appetites--he created the Earth and man, scrambled the stars and first brought fire...and death.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (December 1, 1990)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 169 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0380711117
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0380711116
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.48 x 8 inches
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Barry H. Lopez

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Barry Lopez (b. 1945) is the author of thirteen books of essays, short stories, and nonfiction. He is a recipient of the National Book Award, the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and numerous other literary and cultural honors and awards. His highly acclaimed books include Arctic Dreams, Winter Count, and Of Wolves and Men, for which he received the John Burroughs and Christopher medals. He lives in western Oregon. His latest book, Horizon, will be available in March 2019.

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ealovitt
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent Design, Coyote-style
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2005
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For those people who are still trying to decide between evolution and intelligent design, here is yet another creation story to ponder (or add to the curriculum), this one involving Coyote, who "was not necessarily a coyote, nor even a creature of strict physical dimensions." The subtitle of this book is "Coyote Builds North America."

"Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with his Daughter" is a magical read, like all of this author's books. It is mythology without the density of "The Golden Bough," but still with the serious purpose of teaching world views that may seem strange to non-Amerinds.

I needed to ponder the implications of these stories. I wondered if coyote creation myths were any more unbelievable than the invention of a CNN 'faith and values' correspondent, or the news of a televangelist encouraging his fellow Christians to assassinate a foreign head-of-state. Are they stranger to the human experience than mullahs issuing death fatwas against authors or encouraging followers to gang-rape young women?

Coyote steals, rapes and murders in these sixty-eight stories from forty-two different First Nation tribes. He is a Creator, dupe, loving husband, and lusty rogue; a sorcerous Rhett Butler with a brushy tail and extreme bipolar disorder. My favorite stories involve other clever creatures who dupe the Trickster into eating his own anus or tossing his eyeballs into a tree. It's always good to see a powerful bully with an uncertain temper taken down a notch or two.

Luckily Coyote is able to laugh at himself, unlike certain gods on the other side of the Atlantic.
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DESilva
5.0 out of 5 stars Coyote knows
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2021
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Great work by a great author relaying the spoken history. Not a hurry up read. Once in a while, prior to sleep, I read a piece. Deep wisdom that Coyote relays.
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Bryan Borich
4.0 out of 5 stars Some Native American Mythology
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It was an interesting read, but I admit from my viewpoint I couldn't really make the connections with the myths involved, even though I have a connection of my own with the Trickster archetype. But it just probably is a cultural problem on my end.
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P. H. Moine
5.0 out of 5 stars Collected Tales of the American Indians
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2013
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These tales are fanciful and magical and some are just bizarre. I have loved reading Barry Lopez's writings for many years and bought this book because I have read about Coyote in the books of Tony Hillerman and was curious to lean more of this Indian legend. This book is full of the stories of Coyote and gives a better understanding of his doings.

I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Indian legends and who loves to read good stories.
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Andrew M.
5.0 out of 5 stars What a strange title.
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2014
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I think I love it! These Coyote stories have a rhythm and feel all their own. Wish i could give a seminar on the history and significance of these American Indian creation myths but I don't have the background. Great read though.
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Donna M. Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars Not the usual Coyote stories
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015
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I love Barry Lopez. This delightful collection of Coyote stories is curated with love and attention. Presented as a collection, they create a dynamic image of an ambiguous character from native folklore. A wonderfully entertaining book.
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Curtis L. Wilbur
4.0 out of 5 stars Hairball "Roots"
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2000
Lopez heralds a message to our so-called "modern" Judeo-christian culture from the stone-age past: You can't separate the good from the bad. Coyote resembles nothing short of an agent of Bacchus, welding god-like powers of creation, with basal human desires and weaknesses.
In his anthology, Lopez has focused strictly on the Coyote of Native American lore, and thus has attempted to filter out most of the more modern interpretations and spin-offs, as well as removing any european influences. The observation that Lopez was not entirely successful in this effort shows the difficulty of such a task. The last story, "Coyote Finishes His Work", shows a distinctly "Euro-christian" influence. However, Lopez was at least successful enough to distinguish this piece from Bright's "Coyote Reader". Both are excellent works, and deserve your eye.
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T Farris
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and raw stories!
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2019
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Funny and raw stories!
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