| From: | Marc A Renouf <jormung@*****.UMICH.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Interesting Idea |
| Date: | Fri, 15 Sep 1995 13:50:54 -0400 |
> i suspect that many tribals would at least believe in totems because
> many of them are the "gods" of their civilization. i know that in
> many native american cultures, Coyote is as close to a "god" as you
> get.
Actually, in most nations that even recognize coyote as
significant (which is mainly the great-plains and south-western tribal
nations), by far the vast majority of them view him as a thief, an eater of
carrion, and a bringer of disease. Rather far from what one would
generally conceive of as a "god."
Marc
