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The '''Kyanakwe''' are, according to [[Lévi-Strauss]], a "mythical population" against whom in [[Zuñi]] mythology the ancestors of the Zuñi engaged in war. Peace was not an option; the gods would grant final victory to one group alone. The Kyanakwe are described variously as hunters and as gardeners.
The '''Kyanakwe''' are, according to [[Lévi-Strauss]], a "mythical population" against whom in [[Zuni mythology]] the ancestors of the Zuñi engaged in war. Peace was not an option; the gods would grant final victory to one group alone. The Kyanakwe are described variously as hunters and as gardeners.


==Resources==
==Resources==

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The Kyanakwe are, according to Lévi-Strauss, a "mythical population" against whom in Zuni mythology the ancestors of the Zuñi engaged in war. Peace was not an option; the gods would grant final victory to one group alone. The Kyanakwe are described variously as hunters and as gardeners.

Resources

Lévi-Strauss, "Structural Anthropology", 1963