World We Used to Live In Remembering the Powers of the Medicine Men

Name: World We Used to Live In Remembering the Powers of the Medicine Men
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ISBN: 9781555915643

ISBN-10: 1555915647

ISBN-13: 9781555915643

Edition: 2006

Authors: Vine Deloria Jr., Philip J. Deloria

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One of the unfortunate byproducts of the recent renaissance in Native American spirituality has been the abuse and misuse of sacred ceremonies by Indians and non- Indians alike. In Vine Deloria's Jr.'s groundbreaking final work, the culmination of more than 30 years of research and scholarship, this great and beloved thinker reclaims the importance of these ceremonies for Native America. Through the collection of dozens of stories about medicine men, across tribes and time, Deloria displays the sense of humility, the reliance on spirits, and the immense powers that characterized Native people through history. Moreover, in a synthesis of many of his earlier writings, Deloria explores the…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Publication date: 3/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Prologue : traditional religion today


Introduction : the universe of spirits



Dreams - the approach of the sacred



Powers conferred on the medicine men



Continuing communications



Interspecies relations



The land and the cosmos



Sacred stones and places



Unusual exploits of medicine men



The spiritual universe