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Native American Religions: An Introduction » Read Now
by Denise Lardner Carmody, John Tully Carmody. 270 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library
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The Land Looks after Us: A History of Native American Religion » Read Now
by Joel W. Martin. 158 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library
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Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations (Chap. 10 "Native American Religions") » Read Now
by Paul Fletcher, Hiroko Kawanami, David Smith, Linda Woodhead. 393 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This comprehensive guide offers an unrivalled introduction to recent work in the study of religion, from the religious traditions of Asia and the West, to new forms of religion and spirituality such as New Age.With an historical introduction to each religion and detailed analysis of its place in the...
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This comprehensive guide offers an unrivalled introduction to recent work in the study of religion, from the religious traditions of Asia and the West, to new forms of religion and spirituality such as New Age.With an historical introduction to each religion and detailed analysis of its place in the modern world, Religions in the Modern World is ideal for newcomers to the study of religion. It incorporates case-studies and anecdotes, text extracts, chapter menus and end-of-chapter summaries, glossaries and annotated further reading sections. Topics covered include:* religion, colonialism and postcolonialism* religious nationalism* women and religion* religion and globalization* religion and authority* the rise of new spiritualities.
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World Religions in America: An Introduction (Chap. 1 "Native Americans and Their Religions") » Read Now
by Jacob Neusner. 274 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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American Indian Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Contemporary Issues (Part IV "Spirit and Power") » Read Now
by Dane Morrison. 434 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Spirit Wars: Native North American Religions in the Age of Nation Building » Read Now
by Ronald Niezen. 256 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

"Spirit Wars" is an exploration of the ways in which the destruction of spiritual practices and beliefs of native peoples in North America has led to conditions of collective suffering--a process sometimes referred to as cultural genocide. Ronald Niezen approaches this topic through wide-ranging...
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"Spirit Wars" is an exploration of the ways in which the destruction of spiritual practices and beliefs of native peoples in North America has led to conditions of collective suffering--a process sometimes referred to as cultural genocide. Ronald Niezen approaches this topic through wide-ranging case studies involving different colonial powers and state governments: the seventeenth-century Spanish occupation of the Southwest, the colonization of the Northeast by the French and British, nineteenth-century westward expansion and nationalism in the swelling United States and Canada, and twentieth-century struggles for native people's spiritual integrity and freedom. Each chapter deals with a specific dimension of the relationship between native peoples and non-native institutions, and together these topics yield a new understanding of the forces directed against the underpinnings of native cultures.
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Dream Catchers: How Mainstream America Discovered Native Spirituality (Chap. 3 "Discovering Native Religion, 1860-1920") » Read Now
by Philip Jenkins. 306 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

In books such as Mystics and Messiahs, Hidden Gospels, and The Next Christendom, Philip Jenkins has established himself as a leading commentator on religion and society. Now, in Dream Catchers, Jenkins offers a brilliant account of the changing mainstream attitudes towards Native American...
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In books such as Mystics and Messiahs, Hidden Gospels, and The Next Christendom, Philip Jenkins has established himself as a leading commentator on religion and society. Now, in Dream Catchers, Jenkins offers a brilliant account of the changing mainstream attitudes towards Native American spirituality, once seen as degraded spectacle, now hailed as New Age salvation. Jenkins charts this remarkable change by highlighting the complex history of white American attitudes towards Native religions, considering everything from the 19th-century American obsession with "Hebrew Indians" and Lost Tribes, to the early 20th-century cult of the Maya as bearers of the wisdom of ancient Atlantis. He looks at the popularity of the Carlos Castaneda books, the writings of Lynn Andrews and Frank Waters, and explores New Age paraphernalia including dream-catchers, crystals, medicine bags, and Native-themed Tarot cards. He also examines the controversial New Age appropriation of Native sacred places and notes that many "white indians" see mainstream society as religiously empty. An engrossing account of our changing attitudes towards Native spirituality, Dream Catchers offers a fascinating introduction to one of the more interesting aspects of contemporary American religion.
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The Native American Oral Tradition: Voices of the Spirit and Soul » Read Now
by Lois J. Einhorn. 165 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Einhorn, a rhetorical scholar, explores the rich history of the Native American oral tradition, focusing on stories, orations, prayers, and songs. Because American Indians existed without written language for many generations, their culture was strongly dependent on an oral tradition for continuity...
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Einhorn, a rhetorical scholar, explores the rich history of the Native American oral tradition, focusing on stories, orations, prayers, and songs. Because American Indians existed without written language for many generations, their culture was strongly dependent on an oral tradition for continuity and preservation. Not surprisingly, they spent many hours perfecting the art of oral communication and learning methods for committing their messages to memory. Einhorn thoroughly examines the important aspects of this unique oral tradition from a rhetorical perspective, covering individual speakers, nations, and time periods.
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Through Family Eyes: Towards a More Adequate Perspective for Viewing Native American Religious Life, in American Indian Quarterly » Read Now
by Tod D. Swanson. 15 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...about Native religions and Christianity...context in which Native American studies is taught...we " about Native Americans as a " they...Academic Study of Religions,"...
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Religion, Law, and the Land: Native Americans and the Judicial Interpretation of Sacred Land » Read Now
by Brian Edward Brown. 202 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Examining a series of court decisions made during the 1980s regarding the legal claims of several Native American tribes who attempted to protect ancestrally revered lands from development schemes by the federal government, this book looks at important questions raised about the religious status of...
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Examining a series of court decisions made during the 1980s regarding the legal claims of several Native American tribes who attempted to protect ancestrally revered lands from development schemes by the federal government, this book looks at important questions raised about the religious status of land. The tribes used the First Amendment right of free exercise of religion as the basis of their claim, since governmental action threatened to alter the land which served as the primordial sacred reality without which their derivative religious practices would be meaningless. Brown argues that a constricted notion of religion on the part of the courts, combined with a pervasive cultural predisposition towards land as private property, marred the Constitutional analysis of the courts to deprive the Native American plaintiffs of religious liberty.
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Freedom, Law, and Prophecy: A Brief History of Native American Religious Resistance, in American Indian Quarterly » Read Now
by Lee Irwin. 21 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...traditional religions of the American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, and Native Hawaiians...impossible for Native Americans to freely practice their religions. The...
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Before the Great Spirit: The Many Faces of Sioux Spirituality » Read Now
by Julian Rice. 178 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library
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Sacred Words: A Study of Navajo Religion and Prayer » Read Now
by Sam D. Gill. 264 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...religion. See also Gill "Native American Religions," Bulletin, The Council...approach to the study of Native American religions. 4. Consult...volume. See also Gill "Native...
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Creek Religion and Medicine » Read Now
by John R. Swanton. 684 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library
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The Old North Trail, or, Life, Legends, and Religion of the Blackfeet Indians » Read Now
by Walter McClintock. 546 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...rare "insider" view of native religion seldom available...incorporates elements of a Euro-american rhetorical device, the...with Percy Bullchilds native rendition of...