Human-Animal Imagery, Shamanic Visions, and Ancient American Aesthetics
@article{StoneMiller2004HumanAnimalIS,
title={Human-Animal Imagery, Shamanic Visions, and Ancient American Aesthetics},
author={Rebecca Stone-Miller},
journal={RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics},
year={2004},
volume={45},
pages={47 - 68}
}4 Citations
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