Imagine Ourselves Richly

Author : Christopher Vecsey
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Imagine Ourselves Richly written by Christopher Vecsey and published by Harper San Francisco. This book was released on 1991 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This invaluable exploration of mythic narratives helps us uncover our long-repressed values regarding the environment, society, and the spiritual world. Christopher Vecsey examines the Hopi myth of emergence and clan migration, the Ojibwa creation myth, the Iroquois myth of the Confederacy, the Navajo tradition of ritualized medicine, the pan-Indian myths of peyotism's origins, and a contemporary sweat lodge ceremony. The author finds at the heart of these myths a declaration of dependence: of the individual on the community, of the community on nature, and of nature on the powerful world of spirit."-- Back cover.

Author : Seena Fazel
Publisher : Kalimat Press
ISBN 13 : 9781890688202
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reason and Revelation written by Seena Fazel and published by Kalimat Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ina J. Fandrich
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135872929
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mysterious Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveaux written by Ina J. Fandrich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-04-21 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigates the emergence of powerful female leadership in New Orleans' Voodoo tradition. It provides a careful examination of the cultural, historical, economic, demographic and socio-political factors that contributed both to the feminization of this religious culture and its strong female leaders.

Author : Jonathan B. Hook
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780890967829
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Alabama-Coushatta Indians written by Jonathan B. Hook and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hook describes what is known of the various European intrusions into Creek (Muskhogean) culture and how these changed hte tribal life of the Alabamas and Coushattas, eventually leading them to the reservation they now share in Southeast Texas.

Author : Craig R. Prentiss
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 081476701X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religion and the Creation of Race and Ethnicity written by Craig R. Prentiss and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, meant specifically for those new to the field, brings together an ensemble of prominent scholars and illuminates the role religious myths have played in shaping those social boundaries that we call "races" and "ethnicities".

Author : Michael Angel
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
ISBN 13 : 0887553583
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preserving the Sacred written by Michael Angel and published by Univ. of Manitoba Press. This book was released on 2002-10-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Midewiwin is the traditional religious belief system central to the world view of Ojibwa in Canada and the US. It is a highly complex and rich series of sacred teachings and narratives whose preservation enabled the Ojibwa to withstand severe challenges to their entire social fabric throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. It remains an important living and spiritual tradition for many Aboriginal people today.The rituals of the Midewiwin were observed by many 19th century Euro-Americans, most of whom approached these ceremonies with hostility and suspicion. As a result, although there were many accounts of the Midewiwin published in the 19th century, they were often riddled with misinterpretations and inaccuracies.Historian Michael Angel compares the early texts written about the Midewiwin, and identifies major, common misconceptions in these accounts. In his explanation of the historical role played by the Midewiwin, he provides alternative viewpoints and explanations of the significance of the ceremonies, while respecting the sacred and symbolic nature of the Midewiwin rituals, songs, and scrolls.

Author : Achiel Peelman
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1597525960
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christ Is a Native American written by Achiel Peelman and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2006-03-14 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his 1984 visit to Canada, Pope John Paul II declared, Christ, in the members of his body, is himself Indian. Who is this native Christ? What is his place in the spiritual universe of native people? Achiel Peelman examines these questions in this timely and groundbreaking book, which is the result of research he has carried out since 1982 in native communities across Canada. While Peelman's book is a work of theology and Christology, it is also a work of profound friendship that will help its readers know more deeply the Amerindian experience.

Author : Michael A. Elliott
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814722156
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Literary Studies written by Michael A. Elliott and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scholars discuss strategies and methodology in American literary studies.

Author : James Olthuis
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 0889206600
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Towards an Ethics of Community written by James Olthuis and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we deal with difference personally, interpersonally, nationally? Can we weave a cohesive social fabric in a religiously plural society without suppressing differences? This collection of significant essays suggests that to truly honour differences in matters of faith and religion we must publicly exercise and celebrate them. The secular/sacred, public/private divisions long considered sacred in the West need to be dismantled if Canada (or any nation state) is to develop a genuine mosaic that embraces fundamental differences instead of a melting pot that marginalizes. An ethics of difference starts with a recognition of difference, not as deviance or deficit that threatens but as otherness to connect with, cherish, and celebrate. The book begins with the suggestion that our inability to come to terms with social plurality is not fundamentally the fault of religious differences, and that a public/private split inadequately deals with matters of basic difference. It then explores how encouraging people to live out their respective faiths may open new possibilities for respectful, honourable, and just negotiations of contemporary dilemmas arising out of the multicultural fabric of Canadian life. Towards an Ethics of Community introduces readers to some of the most challenging and divisive dilemmas we face in this increasingly pluralistic, postmodern world — issues such as family and domestic violence, Aboriginal rights, homosexuality and public policy, and female genital mutilation. This is a book truly global in scope and significance.

Author : Franke Wilmer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135956227
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Construction of Man, the State and War written by Franke Wilmer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-04-16 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining detailed analysis with a close reading of historical narratives, documentary evidence and first-hand interviews, this is the first book on conflict to look seriously at the issue of ethnic identity and what it means for future peace.