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orange cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. old name blacked out on front flyleaf, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in good cond. , rubbed, missing three small pieces, several tears, not price clipped. nice vintage copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no underlining or notes, no remainder markings. first edition so stated first printing (NAP). 352p. glossy b&w photos & illustrations. notes. bibliography. index. religion. theology. medicine. psychology. cosmology. philosophy. ~THIS SCHOLARLY work about the Cuna Earthmother and ancient religions comes alive in the author's skilled hands with the immediacy and impact of superior fiction. Laymen will be fascinated by the wealth of material that Professor Clyde E. Keeler has amassed and, in addition, professional men and others will be amazed at some of the facts he has marshaled. Theologians, for example, will find startling food for thought in the Cuna concept of the creation of the world from the body of the creator. Doctors and nurses will find similar food for thought in the facts that the Cunas believe disease to be the result of the patient's soul having been stolen by evil spirits, and that obstetricians among the Cunas must never see their patients but must prescribe through midwives. Shup~She, ¥i~di medicine chief of the Potawatamies and former president of the League of North American Indians, said that Professor Keeler's book "gives the very ancient religion the most honest reading I have ever known." He added that the book has won the author "a most respected position in the circles of the ancient Cuna and Potawatomi priesthoods." Eloise Street, former editor of Indian Time, wrote: "In his studies of the Cuna Indians Dr. Keeler has brought to light the secrets of tradition, sacred chants, ritual painting and present customs never before revealed to a white man . Cuna acceptance of Dr. Keeler as a sachem speaks for itself." "A number of rare ingredients are combined to make Secrets of the Cuna Earthmother a must for public or personal reference libraries," wrote Ruth Verrill, coauthor of America's Ancient Civilizations. "It is so well, yet simply, written that it will be of interest to the serious reader as well as junior students. This book is a unique contribution to the present~day study of theology and the humanities.". Seller Inventory # 12051702
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