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People of Kituwah: The Old Ways of the Eastern Cherokees

People of Kituwah: The Old Ways of the Eastern Cherokees

Loftin, John D.
Frey, Benjamin E.

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Native American HistoryReligion General General United States History

ISBN10: 0520400321
ISBN13: 9780520400320
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: Apr 30 2024
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
According to Cherokee tradition, the place of creation is Kituwah, located at the center of the world and home to the most sacred and oldest of all beloved, or mother, towns. Just by entering Kituwah, or indeed any village site, Cherokees reexperience the creation of the world, when the water beetle first surfaced with a piece of mud that later became the island on which they lived. People of Kituwah is a comprehensive account of the spiritual worldview and lifeways of the Eastern Cherokee people, from the creation of the world to today. Building on vast primary and secondary materials, native and non-native, this book provides a window into not only what the Cherokees perceive and understand--their notions of space and time, marriage and love, death and the afterlife, healing and traditional medicine, and rites and ceremonies--but also how their religious life evolved both before and after the calamitous coming of colonialism. Through the collaborative efforts of John D. Loftin and Benjamin E. Frey, this book offers an in-depth understanding of Cherokee culture and society.

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