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Indigenous religions : a companion /

Indigenous religions are the majority of the world's religions. This Companion shows how much they can contribute to a richer understanding of human identity, action, and relationships. An international team of contributors discuss representative indigenous religions from all continents. The bo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Harvey, Graham
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Cassell, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The cosmos as intersubjective: Native American other-than-human persons / Kenneth M. Morrison
  • Native womanism: exemplars of indigenism in sacred traditions of kinship / M.A. Jaimes Guerrero
  • Shamanism / Piers Vitebsky
  • Witchcraft and healing among the Bangwa of Cameroon / Fiona Bowie
  • Rattray's request: spirit possession among the Bono of West Africa / Jan G. Platvoet
  • Mana and tapu: sacred knowledge, sacred boundaries / Peter J. Mataira
  • Magic, religion and secularity among the Azande and Nuer / Berel Dov Lerner
  • The Dreaming in contemporary aboriginal Australia / Lynne Hume
  • Ecology and religion in Karuk orientations toward the land / Sean M. Connors
  • Art works in Aotearoa / Graham Harvey
  • Music, art and movement among the Yoruba / Olu Taiwo
  • The unwieldy promise of ceremonies: the case of the Jakalteko Maya's dance of the conquest / Charles D. Thompson, Jr.
  • Rites of passage among the Lohorung Rai of East Nepal / Charlotte E. Hardman
  • Gifts for the sky people: animal sacrifice, head hunting and power among the Naga of Burma and Assam / Mark R. Woodward
  • Characteristics of African indigenous religions in contemporary Zimbabwe / James L. Cox
  • Spirituality, values and boundaries in the revitalization of a Mi'kmaq community / Raoul R. Andersen, John K. Crellin and Misel Joe
  • Touching the past, teaching ways forward: the American Indian powwow / Teri Brewer.