Indigenous religions : a companion / edited by Graham Harvey.
| Other author | Harvey, Graham. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Cassell, 2000. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xii, 302 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The cosmos as intersubjective: Native American other-than-human persons / Kenneth M. Morrison -- Native womanism: exemplars of indigenism in sacred traditions of kinship / M.A. Jaimes Guerrero -- Shamanism / Piers Vitebsky -- Witchcraft and healing among the Bangwa of Cameroon / Fiona Bowie -- Rattray's request: spirit possession among the Bono of West Africa / Jan G. Platvoet -- Mana and tapu: sacred knowledge, sacred boundaries / Peter J. Mataira -- Magic, religion and secularity among the Azande and Nuer / Berel Dov Lerner -- The Dreaming in contemporary aboriginal Australia / Lynne Hume -- Ecology and religion in Karuk orientations toward the land / Sean M. Connors -- Art works in Aotearoa / Graham Harvey -- Music, art and movement among the Yoruba / Olu Taiwo -- The unwieldy promise of ceremonies: the case of the Jakalteko Maya's dance of the conquest / Charles D. Thompson, Jr. -- Rites of passage among the Lohorung Rai of East Nepal / Charlotte E. Hardman -- Gifts for the sky people: animal sacrifice, head hunting and power among the Naga of Burma and Assam / Mark R. Woodward -- Characteristics of African indigenous religions in contemporary Zimbabwe / James L. Cox -- Spirituality, values and boundaries in the revitalization of a Mi'kmaq community / Raoul R. Andersen, John K. Crellin and Misel Joe -- Touching the past, teaching ways forward: the American Indian powwow / Teri Brewer. |
| Abstract | Indigenous religions are the majority of the world's religions. This Companion shows how much they can contribute to a richer understanding of human identity, action, and relationships. An international team of contributors discuss representative indigenous religions from all continents. The book is in three parts--Persons, Powers, and Gifts. Relevant to everyone interested in human religiosity today. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-289) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Use copy Restrictions unspecified star |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| Technical details | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Language | English. |
| Action note | digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Indigenous religions. London ; New York : Cassell, 2000 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 99041462 |
| ISBN | 9780826426567 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0826426565 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9786611783419 |
| ISBN | 6611783415 |
| ISBN | 1281783412 |
| ISBN | 9781281783417 |
| Stock number | 9780826426567 codeMantra |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |