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Native North America or Native North America: Belief and Ritual, Spirits of Earth and Sky

By Larry J. Zimmerman , Brian Leigh Molyneaux

Book information

Publisher
Little, Brown
Year
1996
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
74 MB (77603063 bytes)
Series
Living wisdom
Edition
1st American ed.
Pages
184\192
Topic
History
Time added
2019-09-06 23:30:01
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Description

Belief and ritual, visionaries, holy people, and tricksters, spirits of earth and sky With abundant photographs, more than 160 in color, Native North America illustrates tribal life, sacred arenas, spiritual traditions, and artifacts of the indigenous people of North America, from the Inuit of the Canadian north to the Navajo of the American southwest. Beginning with a brief history of Native Americans, Larry Zimmerman and Brian Molyneaux explore individual culture areas, region by region. They discuss Native American spiritual observances, including personal and communal rituals, initiation rites, and curing ceremonies. Through descriptions of the powwow, rites of passage, plant rituals, oral storytelling, dreams, the ghost dance, and the drum, the authors provide a sensitive introduction to Native American spiritual traditions and examine issues that face Native Americans today.

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