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Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism: Sacred Ceremonies of North America

Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism: Sacred Ceremonies of North America

Hardcover

Native American HistoryGeneral PsychologyGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0874369339
ISBN13: 9780874369335
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: Dec 11 1998
Pages: 506
Weight: 2.64
Height: 1.61 Width: 7.29 Depth: 10.28
Language: English

Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism focuses on medicine or sacred ceremonies conducted through shamans in which the power of the Creator is made manifest for all to behold.

Historically, Native American peoples believed that life was to be lived in a sacred manner. There were ceremonies for nearly every act of life that formed the very basis of Native American religious life and were a means of invoking good fortune. Entries include the names and results of medicine ceremonies, renowned shamans famous for their powers, techniques used by shamans to acquire and control the power of sacred ceremonies, technical terms used by anthropologists, biographies of anthropologists who research these ceremonies, cross-cultural symbolic motifs, plants and sacred paraphernalia associated with ceremonies, and recurring themes that structure these ceremonies.

Scholars, students, and everyone interested in Native American cultures or shamanism will find this work fascinating and informative.

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Native American History