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Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism: Sacred Ceremonies of North America

By William S. Lyon

Book information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
1999
ISBN
0874369339, 9780874369335
LCC
E98.M4L98 1998eb
Open Library ID
OL8382808M
Language
english
Format
CHM
Filesize
12 MB (12068133 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Historically, Native American peoples believed that life was to be lived in a sacred manner. There were ceremonies for nearly every act of life that formed the very basis of Native American religious life and were a means of invoking good fortune. Entries include the names and results of medicine ceremonies, renowned shamans famous for their powers, techniques used by shamans to acquire and control the power of sacred ceremonies, technical terms used by anthropologists, biographies of anthropologists who research these ceremonies, cross-cultural symbolic motifs, plants and sacred paraphernalia associated with ceremonies, and recurring themes that structure these ceremonies.Scholars, students, and everyone interested in Native American cultures or shamanism will find this work fascinating and informative.

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