Native American Traditions (The Element Library)

by Arthur Versluis

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One of a series on world traditions and beliefs, this book takes readers on a pictorial journey into the world of the American Indian peoples. It explores the traditions, beliefs, ceremonies and rituals of the Eskimos of the far north, the tribes of the East Coast and the plains of the far West, and the Aztecs and Incas of Central and Southern America. The topics covered include the noble warrior, spirits and ancestors, shamanism and medicine, totems, mythology and the visionary world, and show more sacred sites and symbols. show less

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Arthur Versluis is Professor and Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. He is the author of Restoring Paradise: Western Esotericism, Literature, Art, and Consciousness and Wisdom's Children: A Christian Esoteric Tradition both also published by SUNY Press. A volume in the SUNY series in Western Esoteric show more Traditions David Appelbaum, editor. show less

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Rozenberga, Zane (Translator)

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Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Anthropology, History, Art & Design
DDC/MDS
299.7ReligionOther religionsShintoism/Taoism/Other MythologiesOf North American Origin
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E98 .R3 .V45History of the United StatesAmericaIndians of North America

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