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The Sacred Wisdom of the American Indians
The Sacred Wisdom of the American Indians
Tribes, landscapes, rituals and traditions – a detailed, authoritative and kaleidoscopic picture of Native peoples from all regions of North America
Hardback
320
pages
23.4 x 15.3
ISBN
9781780280134
RRP: £19.99
Price: £17.99
29 September 2011
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Professor Larry J. Zimmerman combines panoramic scope with a wealth of detail in this landmark testimony to the Native American peoples and their way of life. He shows how, despite their differences, all American Indians share a profound appreciation of the cycles of nature and a belief in the cosmic interconnectedness of all things. He tells the tragic tale of their conquest and dispossession, followed by their survival against the odds and the renewal of pride in a distinctive cultural heritage. He describes and celebrates their myths, their ceremonies, their tribes, their crafts, and their reverence for the land – inspiring us to turn our thoughts to nature and our own place in it. The book begins with an Introduction and concludes with a Documentary Reference section. The five chapters are: Tribes & Territories; The Life of the Spirit; Symbol, Myth & Cosmos; Ritual & Sacrament; and The Survival of the Sacred.
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