Land Looks after Us A History of Native American Religion

Name: Land Looks after Us A History of Native American Religion
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ISBN: 9780195145861

ISBN-10: 0195145860

ISBN-13: 9780195145861

Edition: 2001

Authors: Joel W. Martin

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Native Americans practice some of America's most spiritually profound, historically resilient, and ethically demanding religions. Joel Martin draws his narrative from folk stories, rituals, and even landscapes to trace the development of Native American religion from ancient burial mounds, through interactions with European conquerors and missionaries, and on to the modern-day rebirth of ancient rites and beliefs. The book depicts the major cornerstones of American Indian history and religion--the vast movements for pan-Indian renewal, the formation of the Native American Church in 1919, the passage of the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act of 1990, and key political actions…

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List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/22/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 7.99" wide x 5.20" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface


Map: Indian Peoples



Circling Earth



Traditions and Crisis in the Eastern Woodlands



Native and Christian



New Religions in the West



Homecoming


Chronology


Further Reading


Index