Cargando…
Becoming and remaining a people : Native American religions on the Northern Plains /
The power of religion to preserve individual and group identity is perhaps nowhere more evident than among Native American peoples. In the Becoming and Remaining a People the author shows how the oral traditions and ritual practices of Northern Plains Indians developed, how they were transformed at...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Tucson :
University of Arizona Press,
©1995.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The power of religion to preserve individual and group identity is perhaps nowhere more evident than among Native American peoples. In the Becoming and Remaining a People the author shows how the oral traditions and ritual practices of Northern Plains Indians developed, how they were transformed at critical points in their history, and how they provided them with crucial means of establishing and maintaining their respective identities. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 149 pages) : map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-140) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816546732 0816546738 |