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Teachings from the American earth : Indian religion and philosophy / edited by Dennis Tedlock and Barbara Tedlock.

Tedlock, Dennis, 1939- (comp.). Tedlock, Barbara, (joint comp.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0871400979
  • ISBN: 9780871400970
  • Physical Description: xxiv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Liveright, [1975]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Seeing and curing -- The career of a medicine-man / I. Tens through M. Barbeau -- A shaman's journey to the sea spirit Takanakapsaluk / K. Rasmussen -- Hanblecheyapi : crying for a vision / Black Elk through J.E. Brown -- The salt pilgrimage / R. Underhill -- The doctrine of the ghost dance / J. Mooney -- The peyote way / J.S. Slotkin -- The clown's way / B. Tedlock -- Thinking about the world -- An American Indian model of the universe / B.L. Whorf -- Linguistic reflection of Wintu thought / D. Lee -- Ojibwa ontology, behavior, and world view / A.I. Hallowell -- The Tewa world view / A. Ortiz -- The inner eye of shamanism and totemism / R. and T. Ridington -- Oglala metaphysics / Sword ... [et al.] through J.R. Walker -- Monotheism among American Indians / P. Radin -- An American Indian view of death / D. Tedlock.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Religion and mythology - Addresses, essays, lectures.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Lummi Library E 98 .R3 T43 1975 02233049 Stacks Reshelving -
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Introduction.
Seeing and curing:
Tens, I., through Barbeau, M. The career of a medicine-man. Rasmussen, K. A shaman's journey to the sea spirit Takanakapsaluk. Black Elk, through Brown, J. E. Hanblecheyapi: crying for a vision. Underhill, R. The salt pilgrimage. Mooney, J. The doctrine of the ghost dance. Slotkin, J. S. The peyote way. Tedlock, B. The clown's way.
Thinking about the world: Whorf, B. L. An American Indian model of the universe. Lee, D. Linguistic reflection of Wintu thought. Hallowell, A. I. Ojibwa ontology, behavior, and world view. Ortiz, A. The Tewa world view. Ridington, R. and Ridington T. The inner eye of shamanism and totemism. Sword ... et al., through Walker, J. R. Oglala metaphysics. Radin, P. Monotheism among American Indians. Tedlock, D. An American Indian view of death.