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Iroquois Supernatural

Author : Michael Bastine
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1591439442
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Iroquois Supernatural written by Michael Bastine and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings the paranormal beings and places of the Iroquois folklore tradition to life through historic and contemporary accounts of otherworldly encounters • Recounts stories of shapeshifting witches, giant flying heads, enchanted masks, ethereal lights, talking animals, Little People, spirit-choirs, potent curses, and haunted hills, roads, and battlefields • Includes accounts of miraculous healings by shamans and medicine people such as Mad Bear and Ted Williams • Shows how these traditions can help one see the richness of the world and help those who have lost the chants of their own ancestors With a rich history reaching back more than one thousand years, the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy--the Mohawk, the Oneida, the Onondaga, the Cayuga, the Seneca, and the Tuscarora--are considered to be the most avid storytellers on earth with a collection of tales so vast it would dwarf those of any other society. Covering nearly the whole of New York State from the Hudson and Mohawk River Valleys westward across the Finger Lakes region to Niagara Falls and Salamanca, this mystical culture’s supernatural tradition is the psychic bedrock of the Northeast, yet their treasury of tales and beliefs is largely unknown and their most powerful sacred sites unrecognized. Assembling the lore and beliefs of this guarded spiritual legacy, Michael Bastine and Mason Winfield share the stories they have collected of both historic and contemporary encounters with beings and places of Iroquois legend: shapeshifting witches, strange forest creatures, ethereal lights, vampire zombies, cursed areas, dark magicians, talking animals, enchanted masks, and haunted hills, roads, and battlefields as well as accounts of miraculous healings by medicine people such as Mad Bear and Ted Williams. Grounding their tales with a history of the Haundenosaunee, the People of the Long House, the authors show how the supernatural beings, places, and customs of the Iroquois live on in contemporary paranormal experience, still surfacing as startling and sometimes inspiring reports of otherworldly creatures, haunted sites, after-death messages, and mystical visions. Providing a link with America’s oldest spiritual roots, these stories help us more deeply know the nature and super-nature around us as well as offer spiritual insights for those who can no longer hear the chants of their own ancestors.

Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, and History

Author : Anthony Wonderley
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815608301
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, and History written by Anthony Wonderley and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first major book to explore uniquely Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and specifically Oneida, components in the Native American oral narrative as it existed around 1900. Drawn largely from early twentieth-century journals by non-Indigenous scholar Hope Emily Allen, much of which was published in Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, and History for the first time. Even as he studies time-honored themes and such stories as the Haudenosaunee account of creation, Anthony Wonderley breaks new ground examining links between legend, history, and everyday life. He pointedly questions how oral traditions are born and develop. Uncovering tales told over the course of 400 years, Wonderley further defines and considers endurance and sequence in oral narratives. Finally, possible links between Oneida folklore and material culture are explored in discussions of craft works and archaeological artifacts of cultural and symbolic importance. Arguably the most complete study of its kind, the book will appeal to a wide range of professional disciplines from anthropology, history, and folklore to religion and Native American studies.

Shakespeare's Goddess

Author : J. Snodgrass
Publisher : City of Light Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1952536375
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare's Goddess written by J. Snodgrass and published by City of Light Publishing . This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our culture, Shakespeare's works are classics and his characters have achieved mythical status. But what did William Shakespeare consider to be the great myths and classics? And who were the empowering role models for his bold and unforgettable heroines? In plays and poems throughout his career, Shakespeare explored many facets of the divine feminine, including Greek and Roman goddesses— he nearly deified Queen Elizabeth. His characters frequently refer to classical goddesses, some plays feature literal appearances of goddesses onstage, and the goddess of love starred in his epic poem Venus and Adonis. Shakespeare's Goddess explores the poet's many representations of the divine feminine, as a pantheon of individual deities, and also as diverse manifestations of a single, multifaceted goddess. This thoroughly researched sequel to Supernatural Shakespeare: Magic and Ritual in Merry Old England will appeal to scholars, but its playful and engaging tone also makes it accessible to anyone who appreciates Shakespeare.

Iroquois Medical Botany

Author : James W. Herrick
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815604648
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Iroquois Medical Botany written by James W. Herrick and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world view of the Iroquois League or Confederacy—the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora nations—is based on a strong cosmological belief system. This is especially evident in Iroquois medical practices, which connect man to nature and the powerful forces in the supernatural realm. Iroquois Medical Botany is the first guide to understanding the use of herbal medicines in traditional Iroquois culture. It links Iroquois cosmology to cultural themes by showing the inherent spiritual power of plants and how the Iroquois traditionally have used and continue to use plants as remedies. After an introduction to the Iroquois doctrine of the cosmos, authors James Herrick and Dean Snow examine how ill health directly relates to the balance and subsequent disturbance of the forces in one’s life. They next turn to general perceptions of illness and the causes of imbalances, which can result in physical manifestations from birthmarks and toothaches to sunstroke and cancer. In all, they list close to 300 phenomena. Finally, the book enumerates specific plant regimens for various ailments with a major compilation from numerous Iroquois authorities and sources of more than 450 native names, uses, and preparations of plants.

Conversion

Author : Kenneth Mills
Publisher : University Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 9781580461238
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book Conversion written by Kenneth Mills and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical investigation of the phenomena of religious conversion from ancient to modern times. This volume explores the subject of religious conversion over broad expanses of time and space, considering cases from the thirteenth through the twentieth centuries and from settings across the world. Leading scholars from a variety of historical sub-fields address the theme at a moment when the utility of the concept of conversion is vigorously debated. The historical settings treated here stretch from thirteenth-century England to sixteenth-century southern India and Andean Peru, from Bohemia to China during the age of the Reformations, from the fifteenth-century Low Countries to seventeenth-century New France and from the nineteenth-century Minnesota borderlands to late colonial Zimbabwe and modern India. The book's broad mixture of examples and approaches will both encourage a deepening of specialist knowledge about particular places and times, and spark new thinking about religious change, cultural appropriations, and interactive emergence across discipline and fields. This book is one of two collections of essays on religious conversion drawn from the activities of the Shelby Cullum Davis Center for Historical Studies at Princeton University between 1999 and 2001. The other volume, Conversion in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, is also published by the University of Rochester Press.

The Random House Crossword Puzzle Dictionary

Author : Random House
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0804113491
Total Pages : 1218 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Random House Crossword Puzzle Dictionary written by Random House and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1995-03-01 with total page 1218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE RANDOM HOUSE CROSSWORD PUZZLE DICTIONARY MORE THAN 700,000 CLUES AND ANSWER WORDS! THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE POCKET CROSSWORD DICTIONARY ON THE MARKET! COMPREHENSIVE More clue words, special categories, and subcategories than any comparable dictionary In-depth coverage of people, places, and things AUTHORITATIVE Extensive coverage of modern history, popular culture, politics, literature, sports, and much more General vocabulary and synonyms checked against the voluminous Random House dictionary and thesaurus files CLEARLY ORGANIZED Clue words and clue information printed in easy-to-spot bold typeface All answer words grouped by their number of letters

Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics

Author : James Hastings
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 778 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics written by James Hastings and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics

Author : James Hastings
Publisher : Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics written by James Hastings and published by Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark. This book was released on 1927 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Birds through Indigenous Eyes

Author : Dennis Gaffin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691250901
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Birds through Indigenous Eyes written by Dennis Gaffin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate and personal account of the profound roles birds play in the lives of some Indigenous people For many hours over a period of years, white anthropologist Dennis Gaffin and two Indigenous friends, Michael Bastine and John Volpe, recorded their conversations about a shared passion: the birds of upstate New York and southern Ontario. In these lively, informal talks, Bastine (a healer and naturalist of Algonquin descent) and Volpe (a naturalist and animal rehabilitator of Ojibwe and Métis descent) shared their experiences of, and beliefs about, birds, describing the profound spiritual, psychological, and social roles of birds in the lives of some Indigenous people. Birds through Indigenous Eyes presents highlights of these conversations, placing them in context and showing how Native understandings of birds contrast with conventional Western views. Bastine and Volpe bring to life Algonquin, Ojibwe, and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) beliefs about birds. They reveal how specific birds and bird species are seamlessly integrated into spirituality and everyday thought and action, how birds bring important messages to individual people, how a bird species can become associated with a person, and how birds provide warnings about our endangered environment. Over the course of the book, birds such as the house sparrow, Eastern phoebe, Northern flicker, belted kingfisher, gray catbird, cedar waxwing, and black-capped chickadee are shown in a new light—as spiritual and practical helpers that can teach humans how to live well. An original work of ethno-ornithology that offers a rare close-up look at some Native views on birds, Birds through Indigenous Eyes opens rich new perspectives on the deep connections between birds and humans.

This Land was Theirs

Author : Wendell H. Oswalt
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book This Land was Theirs written by Wendell H. Oswalt and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 2002 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Seventh Edition of This Land was Theirs examines both the traditional and contemporary lifeways of 12 North American Indian tribes. Ranging from the Netslilik hunters of the Arctic Circle to the Natchez farmers of Mississippi, the groups represent major culture areas and levels of socioeconomic complexity. New to this edition: Two new chapters have been added: the Netsilik, a "classic" Eskimo group, and teh Kootenai, a Plateau group. Each chapter has been significantly revised and updated based on the author's recent visits to each extant group discussed. Maps have been extensively revised to more clearly conform to the new Handbook of North American Indians. In Chapter 15, a new section has been added, " Indians in the News," that addresses current issues such as repatriation, gaming, Kennewick Man, and Makah Indian whaling. A new appendix directs interested readers to different media - Web sites, Indian newspapers, and popular references - where they can learn more about Native Americans. -- from back cover.

Mythology Magazine Issue 1

Author : Carolyn Emerick
Publisher : Carolyn Emerick
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mythology Magazine Issue 1 written by Carolyn Emerick and published by Carolyn Emerick. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mythology Magazine provides high quality content that explores world myth and folklore. This issue features articles on Dragons in Maori tradition, the Norse god Aegir, Celtic myth on Merrows, the Sumerian epic Gilgamesh, how magic was used in ancient Greece, an Irish artist whose art features Celtic myth and alchemical themes, Little People in Celtic and Iroquois myth, a figure from Scottish folklore called the Queen of Elphame, a photographic journey through Glastonbury, and more!

Myths of the Iroquois

Author : Erminnie A. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths of the Iroquois written by Erminnie A. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of the Native People of Canada, Volume III (A.D. 500 – European Contact)

Author : James Vallière Wright
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 1772821462
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book History of the Native People of Canada, Volume III (A.D. 500 – European Contact) written by James Vallière Wright and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 1 of the final volume of A History of the Native People of Canada treats eastern Canada and the southern Subarctic regions of the Prairies from A.D. 500 to European contact. It examines the association of archaeological sites with the Native peoples recorded in European documents and particularly the agricultural revolution of the Iroquoian people of the Lower Great Lakes and Upper St. Lawrence River. Part 2 was never completed, as the author passed away.

Channels of Prophecy

Author : Thomas W. Overholt
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1592443036
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Channels of Prophecy written by Thomas W. Overholt and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2003-08-12 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of Channels of Prophecy: The Social Dynamics of Prophetic Activity by Thomas Overhold, published in 2003, is a digitally scanned reprint of the 1989 Augsburg Fortress Press edition.

The Iroquois Eagle Dance

Author : William N. Fenton
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815625339
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book The Iroquois Eagle Dance written by William N. Fenton and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1991-10-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published as Bulletin 156 of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution in 1953, this volume explores the celebration of the Eagle Dance in New York and Canada during the 1930s and its relationship to the widespread Calumet Dance of the 17th century. Also included is Kurath 's detailed analysis of the Eagle Dance music and choreography, based on Fenton's recordings and on her own observations of local performances.

Upstate Cauldron

Author : Joscelyn Godwin
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438455968
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Upstate Cauldron written by Joscelyn Godwin and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the phenomenal crop of prophets, cults, and utopian communities that arose in Upstate New York from 1776 to 1914. Honorable Mention, 2015 Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards in the Religion Category Bronze Medalist, 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the US Northeast–Best Regional Nonfiction Category From 1776 to 1914, an amazing collection of prophets, mediums, sects, cults, utopian communities, and spiritual leaders arose in Upstate New York. Along with the best known of these, such as the Shakers, Mormons, and Spiritualists, this book explores more than forty other spiritual leaders or groups, some of them virtually unknown, but all of them fascinating. The author uncovers common threads that characterize these homegrown spiritualities, including roots in Western esoteric traditions, liberation from the psychological pressures of dogmatic Christianity, a preoccupation with sex, and involvement in the radical reform movements of the day. In addition to maps and photographs of surviving buildings and monuments, the book also features a gazetteer of sites listing 150 locations connected to these groups, which may be used as a helpful travel guide to the region. Joscelyn Godwin is Professor of Music at Colgate University. He has written many books on music, mysticism, and Western esoteric traditions.

The Tradition of Household Spirits

Author : Claude Lecouteux
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620551446
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book The Tradition of Household Spirits written by Claude Lecouteux and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-07-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how the ancient customs of constructing and keeping a house formed a sacred bond between homes and their inhabitants • Shares many tales of house spirits, from cajoling the local land spirit into becoming one’s house spirit to the good and bad luck bestowed by mischievous house elves • Explains the meaning behind door and window placement, house orientation, horsehead gables, the fireplace or hearth, and the threshold • Reveals the charms, chants, prayers, and building practices used by our ancestors to bestow happiness and prosperity upon their homes and their occupants Why do we hang horseshoes for good luck or place wreaths on our doors? Why does the groom carry his new bride over the threshold? These customs represent the last vestiges from a long, rich history of honoring the spirits of our homes. They show that a house is more than a building: it is a living being with a body and soul. Examining the extensive traditions surrounding houses from medieval times to the present, Claude Lecouteux reveals that, before we entered the current era of frequent moves and modular housing, moving largely from the countryside into cities, humanity had an extremely sacred relationship with their homes and all the spirits who lived there alongside them--from the spirit of the house itself to the mischievous elves, fairies, and imps who visited, invited or not. He shows how every aspect of constructing and keeping a house involved rites, ceremony, customs, and taboos to appease the spirits, including the choice of a building lot and the very materials with which it was built. Uncovering the lost meaning behind door and window placement, the hearth, and the threshold, Lecouteux shares many tales of house spirits, from the offerings used to cajole the local land spirit into becoming the domestic house spirit to the good and bad luck bestowed upon those who seek the help of the “Little Money Man.” He draws on studies and classic literature from old Europe--from Celtic lands and Scandinavia to France and Germany to the far eastern borders of Europe and into Russia--to explain the pagan roots behind many of these traditions. Revealing our ancestors’ charms, prayers, and practices to bestow happiness and prosperity upon their homes, Lecouteux shows that we can invite the spirits back into our houses, old or new, and restore the sacred bond between home and inhabitant.