Native Religions and Cultures of North America: Anthropology of the Sacred - Hardcover

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9780826410849: Native Religions and Cultures of North America: Anthropology of the Sacred

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ISBN 10: 0826410847 ISBN 13: 9780826410849

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2003

Analyzing the terminology of the sacred in cultures around the world, religious anthropology shows how "homo religiosus" has created distinct vocabularies suited to the lived experience of the sacred in diverse ecological, historical and social settings. These vocabularies have disclosed remarkable differences among them but also striking patterns of similarity. They also reveal the deeply religious nature of many of the key expressions of culture, whether in art, music, performance, life passage, social transformation, or simply in how we tell the time. Using the perspectives and methods of religious anthropology, this text provides a summary of the indigenous religions and cultures of North America. It describes the modalities of the sacred among the Absaroke/Crow, Mohawk/Iroquois, Creek (Muskogee), Abenaki, Oglala, Navajo, Apache, Inuit, Kwakiutl and the natives of North-Western California.

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Review:

"An authoritative and useful addition to studies of Native American culture emphasizing spirituality as practiced in a number of tribal traditions. All general and college libraries should add this edition to their collection of reliable and readable resources on North American culture, customs, and indigenous religious practices."
Choice, April 2001

"Those who teach courses in Native American religious traditions know the difficulty of finding quality books that deal in concise yet reliable fashion with a number of tribal traditions and are suitable for use in the classroom. In this volume, Lawrence Sullvan seeks to help fill this lacuna. It should be easily adoptable."
Jace Weaver, JAAR, June 2002

"A well-balanced collection of essays by respected scholars. This excellent collection presents dignified and respectful views of Native American spirituality and is highly recommended for anthropology and religion collections in academic libraries."
Library Journal, August 2000.

"The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of religion among a tremendous diversity of particular traditions, and also to the concept of 'religion' in general."
"It is fortunate for those of us who are interested in the perennial question 'what is religion?'"
ReVista (Harvard Review of Latin America), Spring 2002

About the Author:

Lawrence E. Sullivan is Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University.

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