Native American Traditions
By Versluis, Arthur
Pub Date: 03/93
Publisher: Element Books Inc
Binding: Trade Paper, 96pp.
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ISBN: 1852303832
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This introduction to Native American traditions, from the Eskimo and the continental tribes of America to the Aztecs and Mayas of Mexico and Incas of South America, includes discussions of Native American views of nature, spirits and ancestors, ceremonies and rituals, medicine and sacred sites and symbols, plus many of the teachings and prophecies of well-known visionaries such as Black Elk. Illustrations.

Table of Contents

1	Introduction	6
2	Traditions of the North and South	10
3	The Warrior	27
4	Hierophanic Nature	33
5	Spirits and Ancestors	38
6	Ceremonies and Rituals	43
7	Shamanism and Medicine	49
8	Totems	56
9	Sacred Sites in the Americas	61
10	The Visionary World	68
11	Sacred Art and Mythology	73
12	Circle and Cross	80
	Conclusion	86
	Bibliography	90
	Glossary	92
	Further Reading	93
	Acknowledgements	94
	Index	95