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Indigenous religions are the majority of the world's religions. This Companion shows how much they can contribute to a richer understanding of human identity, action, and relationships.An international team of contributors discuss representative indigenous religions from all continents. The book is in three parts--Persons, Powers, and Gifts.Relevant to everyone interested in human religiosity today.
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Indigenous religions: a companion
2000, Cassell, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
0304704474 9780304704477
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Table of Contents
The cosmos as intersubjective: Native American other-than-human persons / Kenneth M. Morrison
Native womanism: exemplars of indigenism in sacred traditions of kinship / M.A. Jaimes Guerrero
Shamanism / Piers Vitebsky
Witchcraft and healing among the Bangwa of Cameroon / Fiona Bowie
Rattray's request: spirit possession among the Bono of West Africa / Jan G. Platvoet
Mana and tapu: sacred knowledge, sacred boundaries / Peter J. Mataira
Magic, religion and secularity among the Azande and Nuer / Berel Dov Lerner
The Dreaming in contemporary aboriginal Australia / Lynne Hume
Ecology and religion in Karuk orientations toward the land / Sean M. Connors
Art works in Aotearoa / Graham Harvey
Music, art and movement among the Yoruba / Olu Taiwo
The unweildy promise of ceremonies: the case of the Jakalteko Maya's dance of the conquest / Charles D. Thompson, Jr.
Rites of passage among the Lohorung Rai of East Nepal / Charlotte E. Hardman
Gifts for the sky people: animal sacrifice, head hunting and power among the Naga of Burma and Assam / Mark R. Woodward
Characteristics of African indigenous religions in contemporary Zimbabwe / James L. Cox
Spirituality, values and boundaries in the revitalization of a Mi'kmaq community / Raoul R. Andersen, John K. Crellin and Misel Joe
Touching the past, teaching ways forward: the American Indian powwow / Teri Brewer
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-289) and indexes
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