religion

A collection of writings by Native Americans celebrating and mourning the relationship between the earth, the land, and all creatures. Also includes selections illuminating the inherent differences in the Native American and the white philosophy toward nature.

Presents volume nine of a fourteen-volume series on World Religions exploring the origin, development, and traditional beliefs of Native American religions including their ceremonies and rituals, common traits shared between several tribes, and the relationship between Native American religions and Christianity.

An examination of Native American life, discussing the various religious beliefs and rituals held by tribes in each region of America. Includes a chronology and glossary.

An illustrated exploration of the mythology, art, religion, civilization, and customs of India.

An illustrated exploration of the mythology, art, religion, civilization, and customs of ancient China.

Black Elk, a Sioux holy man, shares his own life story and the story of the Oglala Sioux during the tragic decades of the Custer battle, the ghost dance, and the Wounded Knee massacre, and relates many aspects of Native American spirituality.

Examines the history and origin of the African-American religious experience from the earliest arrival of slaves in North America to the various religious movements today.

Collects twenty-three poems by Elizabeth Spires, in which she examines and describes the stone carvings sculpted by William Edmondson; and includes black-and-white photographs and four additional poems by Edmondson.

Presents the basic tenets of these three Asian religions and discusses the religious history and experience of their practitioners after immigration to the United States.