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Red man's religion; beliefs and practices of the Indians north of Mexico [by] Ruth M. Underhill.
Among the topics considered in this classic study are world origins and supernatural powers, attitudes toward the dead, the medicine man and shaman, hunting and gathering rituals, war and planting ceremonies, and newer religions, such as the Ghost Dance and the Peyote Religion.
Record details
- ISBN: 0226841669
- ISBN: 9780226841663
- ISBN: 0226841677
- ISBN: 9780226841670
- Physical Description: x, 301 pages illustrations, maps, plates. 25 cm.
- Publisher: Chicago, University of Chicago Press [1965]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Intended as a companion to the author's Red man's America."
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Bibliography: p. [271]-290.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Indians and the supernatural -- Religion : its geography and history -- Impersonal power -- World origins -- The spirits -- Woman power -- Attitude toward the dead : fear and avoidance -- Attitude toward the dead : adoption of a substitute or "delayed burial" -- Medicine man, shaman, and priest -- The vision -- Indian ceremonialism -- Hunting and gathering rituals -- War ceremonies -- For the general welfare : the sun dance -- Planting begins -- Planting ceremonies : the southern woodland -- Planting ceremonies : the Iroquois -- Planting ceremonies : Great Lakes and upper Mississippi -- Planting ceremonies : the prairie -- Planting ceremonies : the Pueblos -- "Stranger" into Navaho -- The western Southwest -- Modern religions.
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- Indians of North America > Religion.
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 98 .R3 U53 1965 | 256508 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | E 98 .R3 U53 1965 | 285135 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | PNW E 98 .R3 U53 1965 | 257594 | PNW | Reshelving | - |