Native North American Spirituality of the Eastern Woodlands

Native North American Spirituality of the Eastern Woodlands
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Publisher : Paulist Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0809122561
ISBN-13 : 9780809122561
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Book Synopsis Native North American Spirituality of the Eastern Woodlands by : Elisabeth Tooker

Download or read book Native North American Spirituality of the Eastern Woodlands written by Elisabeth Tooker and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work makes available for the first time in a single volume a representative collection of the major spiritual texts from the Native American Indian peoples of the East Coast. Elisabeth Tooker, professor of anthropology at Temple University and and editor of The Handbook of North American Indians, presents the sacred traditions of the Iroquois, Winnibego, Fox, Menominee, Delaware, Cherokee and others. Included here are cosmological myths, thanksgiving addresses, dreams and visions, speeches of the shamans, teachings of parents, puberty fasts, blessings, healing rites, stories, songs, ceremonials for fires, hunting wars, feasts and the rituals of various spiritual societies.


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