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Author : Åke Hultkrantz
Publisher : Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Belief and Worship in Native North America written by Åke Hultkrantz and published by Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lawrence Sullivan
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780826414861
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (148 download)
Download or read book Native Religions and Cultures of North America written by Lawrence Sullivan and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2003-03-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains insightful essays on significant spiritual moments in eight different Native American cultures: Absaroke/Crow, Creek/Muskogee, Lakota, Mescalero Apache Navajo, Tlingit, Yup'ik, and Yurok.
Author : Christopher Vecsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Religion in Native North America written by Christopher Vecsey and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Suzanne Crawford O'Brien
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538104768
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Religion and Culture in Native America written by Suzanne Crawford O'Brien and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion and Culture in Native America presents an introduction to a diverse array of Indigenous religious and cultural practices in North America, focusing on those issues in which tribal communities themselves are currently invested. These topics include climate change, water rights, the protection of sacred places, the reclaiming of Indigenous foods, health and wellness, social justice, and the safety of Indigenous women and girls. Locating such contemporary challenges within their historical, religious, and cultural contexts illuminates how Native communities' responses to such issues are not simply political, but deeply spiritual, informed by sacred traditions, ethical principles, and profound truths. In collaboration with renowned ethnographer and scholar of Native American religious traditions Inés Talamantez, Suzanne Crawford O'Brien abandons classical categories typically found in religious studies textbooks and challenges essentialist notions of Native American cultures to explore the complexities of Native North American life. Key features of this text include: Consideration of Indigenous religious traditions within their historical, political, and cultural contexts Thematic organization emphasizing the concerns and commitments of contemporary tribal communities Maps and images that help to locate tribal communities and illustrate key themes. Recommendations for further reading and research Written in an engaging narrative style, this book makes an ideal text for undergraduate courses in Native American Religions, Religion and Ecology, Indigenous Religions, and World Religions.
Author : Michael Tlanusta Garrett
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438102577
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Native American Faith in America written by Michael Tlanusta Garrett and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few populations around the world have been as deeply affected by outside cultures as Native Americans. The wide variety of people who lived in America prior to Western migration possessed an equally wide variety of faith, practices, and beliefs. This book
Author : Jace Weaver
Publisher : Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Native American Religious Identity written by Jace Weaver and published by Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ground-breaking work, some of the best contemporary Native scholars and writers examine the issue of Native religious identity today. Because the traditional Native American view recognizes no sharp distinction between sacred and profane spheres of existence, Native cultures and religious traditions are in many ways synonymous and coextensive. This intimate relationship between culture and religion makes the question of religious identity a vital inquiry. Essays range from the scholarly to the intensely personal, including Christian, traditional, and "post-Christian" perspectives. The range of topics includes a study of Nahua religion and the cult of the Virgin of Guadalupe; the role of Native interpreters in spreading Christianity; a Native writer's observations of a modern Sun Dance ritual; and an Indian elder's poignant account of how it felt, after her marriage to a white Canadian, to receive an official card from the government declaring that she was "no longer an Indian" according to the laws of Canada.
Author : Sam D. Gill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Native American Religions written by Sam D. Gill and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the latest research and thought in this area. Gill presents an academically and humanistically useful way of appreciating and understanding the complexity and diversity of Native American religions and establishes them as a significant field within religious studies. In addition, aspects of European-American history are examined in a search for sources of widespread misunderstandings about the character of Native American religions.
Author : Warren Jefferson
Publisher : Native Voices Books
ISBN 13 : 1570679843
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Reincarnation Beliefs of North American Indians written by Warren Jefferson and published by Native Voices Books. This book was released on 2009-03-25 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is an in-depth look at spiritual experiences about which very little has been written. Belief in reincarnation exists not only in India but in most small tribal societies throughout the world, including many Indian groups in North America. The reader is offered a rich tapestry of stories from a number of North American tribes about death, dying, and returning to this life. Included are stories from the Inuit of the polar regions; the Northwest Coast people, such as the Kwakiutl, the Gitxsan, the Tlingit, and the Suquamish; the Hopi and the Cochiti of the Southwest; the Winnebago of the Great Lakes region; the Cherokee of the Southeast,; and the Sioux people of the Plains area. Readers will learn about a Winnebago shaman's initiation, the Cherokee's Orpheus myth, the Hopi story of A Journey to the Skeleton House, the Inuit man who lived the lives of all animals, the Ghost Dance, and other extraordinary accounts. The ethnological record indicates reincarnation beliefs are found among the indigenous peoples on all continents of this earth as well as in most of the world's major religions. This book makes a valuable contribution towards having a deeper understanding of North American Indian spiritual beliefs.
Author : Åke Hultkrantz
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520026537
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (265 download)
Download or read book The Religions of the American Indians written by Åke Hultkrantz and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the religions of American Indians covers tribal religions and religions of the American high culture.
Author : Larry J. Zimmerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781903296592
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (965 download)
Download or read book Native North America written by Larry J. Zimmerman and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining both historical and present day perspectives, Native North America provides a far ranging and richly illustrated account of the spiritual traditions of the indigenous peoples of North America, from the Inuit of the Canadian north to the Pueblo of the Arizona desert. The text explores individual culture areas by region, in such forms as personal and communal ritual, rites and ceremonies, identity and dispossession, myths and sacred histories. The depth of the writing combined with the high quality of esoteric colour images, maps, photographs and artwork, make this an important book to have in any reference section.
Author : Linford D. Fisher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199740046
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book The Indian Great Awakening written by Linford D. Fisher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the gripping story of New England's Natives' efforts to reshape their worlds between the 1670s and 1820 as they defended their land rights, welcomed educational opportunities for their children, joined local white churches during the First Great Awakening (1740s), and over time refashioned Christianity for their own purposes.
Author : Arlene B. Hirschfelder
Publisher : Checkmark Books
ISBN 13 : 9780816046539
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (465 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Native American Religions written by Arlene B. Hirschfelder and published by Checkmark Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes traditional beliefs and worship practices, the consequences of contact with Europeans and other Americans, and the forms Native American religions take today.
Author : Nancy Bonvillain
Publisher : Facts On File
ISBN 13 : 9780791026526
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (265 download)
Download or read book Native American Religion written by Nancy Bonvillain and published by Facts On File. This book was released on 1996 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the various religions of different groups of Native Americans.
Author : Joel W. Martin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195110358
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book Native American Religion written by Joel W. Martin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the world view and beliefs of various Native American religions and their role in promoting survival of the devastation caused by the arrival of Europeans.
Author : Larry J. Zimmerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780333674390
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (743 download)
Download or read book Native North America written by Larry J. Zimmerman and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a brief history of Native Americans, and features a region-by-region exploration of individual culture areas, discussing spiritual observances, the powwow, oral storytelling, rites of passage, plant rituals, the drum, the ghost dance, dreams, and the challenges of modern life.
Author : Joseph Epes Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199890048
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Teaching Spirits written by Joseph Epes Brown and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-12 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Spirits offers a thematic approach to Native American religious traditions. Through years of living with and learning about Native traditions across the continent, Joseph Epes Brown learned firsthand of the great diversity of the North American Indian cultures. Yet within this great multiplicity, he also noticed certain common themes that resonate within many Native traditions. These themes include a shared sense of time as cyclical rather than linear, a belief that landscapes are inhabited by spirits, a rich oral tradition, visual arts that emphasize the process of creation, a reciprocal relationship with the natural world, and the rituals that tie these themes together. Brown illustrates each of these themes with in-depth explorations of specific native cultures including Lakota, Navajo, Apache, Koyukon, and Ojibwe. Brown was one of the first scholars to recognize that Native religions-rather than being relics of the past-are vital traditions that tribal members shape and adapt to meet both timeless and contemporary needs. Teaching Spirits reflects this view, using examples from the present as well as the past. For instance, when writing about Plains rituals, he describes not only building an impromptu sweat lodge in a Denver hotel room with Black Elk in the 1940s, but also the struggles of present-day Crow tribal members to balance Sun Dances and vision quests with nine-to-five jobs. In this groundbreaking work, Brown suggests that Native American traditions demonstrate how all components of a culture can be interconnected-how the presence of the sacred can permeate all lifeways to such a degree that what we call religion is integrated into all of life's activities. Throughout the book, Brown draws on his extensive personal experience with Black Elk, who came to symbolize for many the richness of the imperiled native cultures. This volume brings to life the themes that resonate at the heart of Native American religious traditions.
Author : Joel W. Martin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199726615
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (266 download)
Download or read book The Land Looks After Us written by Joel W. Martin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-02-22 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native Americans practice some of America's most spiritually profound, historically resilient, and ethically demanding religions. Joel Martin draws his narrative from folk stories, rituals, and even landscapes to trace the development of Native American religion from ancient burial mounds, through interactions with European conquerors and missionaries, and on to the modern-day rebirth of ancient rites and beliefs. The book depicts the major cornerstones of American Indian history and religion--the vast movements for pan-Indian renewal, the formation of the Native American Church in 1919, the passage of the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act of 1990, and key political actions involving sacred sites in the 1980s and '90s. Martin explores the close links between religion and Native American culture and history. Legendary chiefs like Osceola and Tecumseh led their tribes in resistance movements against the European invaders, inspired by prophets like the Shawnee Tenskwatawa and the Mohawk Coocoochee. Catharine Brown, herself a convert, founded a school for Cherokee women and converted dozens of her people to Christianity. Their stories, along with those of dozens of other men and women--from noblewarriors to celebrated authors--are masterfully woven into this vivid, wide-ranging survey of Native American history and religion.
