<p>Death is a universal experience that every culture must explain and deal with, and associated rituals are often the central focus of a society's religious life. In this absorbing study, anthropologist Lowell J. Bean draws upon fifty years of personal research and over a century of observations by others to present a detailed account of the many ways in which the creation story of the Cahuilla Indians of Southern California-in concert with the complex ceremonies surrounding death and the journey of the soul to the afterlife-explained, validated and was interwoven into the entire life of a community coping with an occasionally harsh and unpredictable environments.</p>

Mukat's Last Gift

Lowell J. Bean

Malki-Ballena Press

<p>Examines the culture, history, and changing fortunes of the Cahuilla Indians.</p>

Cahuilla (Indians of North America)

Lisa Bourgeault

Teen & Young Adult

Chelsea House Pub

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Mukat's Last Gift

Cahuilla (Indians of North America)