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Sacred earth : the spiritual landscape of native America / Arthur Versluis.

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  • ISBN: 0892813520 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780892813520 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: viii, 162 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions International : ©1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-159) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
pt. I. Foundations. Nature as theophany -- Wakan, Orenda, Manitou -- Timelessness and time -- Totemic revelations -- Sacred man and the great mystery.
pt. 2. Spiritual symbolism. Inscriptions in stone -- The Great Horned Serpent -- The Stone Man -- The great lodge as microcosmos -- Initiation and its inversions.
pt. 3. Spiritual landscape. Language of the earth, language of the sky -- Celestial agriculture, celestial journey -- Spiritual landscape -- Mountains and fire, winds and waters -- The council fire -- The songs of solitude and silence.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Religion and mythology.
Human ecology > Religious aspects.
Nature > Religious aspects.
Sacred space.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 98 .R3 S26 V47 1992 285094 Stacks Reshelving -

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