Representative Native American religions and rituals are introduced
to readers in a way that respects the individual traditions as more
than local curiosities or exotic rituals, capturing the flavor of
the living, modern traditions, even as commonalities between and
among traditions are explored and explained. This general
introduction offers wide-ranging coverage of the major
factors-geography, history, religious behavior, and religious
ideology (theology)-analyzing select traditions that can be dealt
with, to varying degrees, on a contemporary basis. As current
interest surrounding Native American studies continues to grow,
attention has often been given to the various religious beliefs,
rituals, and customs of the diverse traditions across the country.
But most treatments of the subject are cursory and encyclopedic and
do not provide readers with the flavor of the living, modern
traditions. Here, representative Native American religions and
rituals are introduced to readers in a way that respects the
individual traditions as more than local curiosities or exotic
rituals, even as commonalities between and among traditions are
explored and explained. This general introduction offers
wide-ranging coverage of the major factors-geography, history,
religious behavior, and religious ideology (theology)-analyzing
select traditions that can be dealt with, to varying degrees, on a
contemporary basis. Covering such diverse ceremonies as the
Muskogee (Creek) Busk, the Northwest Coast Potlatch, the Navajo and
Apache menarche rituals, and the Anishnabe (Great Lakes area)
Midewiwin seasonal gatherings, Paper takes a comparative approach,
based on the study of human religion in general, and the special
place of Native American religions within it. His book is informed
by perspective gained through nearly fifty years of formal study
and several decades of personal involvement, treating readers to a
glimpse of the living religious traditions of Native American
communities across the country.
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