religion

Looks at religion and the social customs of Native Americans of North America, focusing on tribes, territories, spirits, symbols, myths, cosmos, and other topics.

Spiritual leaders among Native American women portray in their own words their ancestral knowledge, philosophies, and traditions.

John O'Donohue invites you into the magical and unobtrusive world of your own divinity, to that place in the soul where there is no distance between you and the eternal.

On cover: Ministers, church members, revivals, baptisms, shaped-note and gospel singing, faith healing, camp meetings, footwashing, snake handling, and other traditions of mountain religious heritage.

Presents an overview of indigenous religions of Africa, Australia, India, Arctic regions, Mexico and others.

Presents several Native American myths with explanations regarding their relationship to tribal life.

Surveys the history and basic beliefs of Native American religions.

Discusses the creation mythology and worldview of native Americans by examining each of nine cultural regions in North America.

Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of South America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves.