|
" The world we used to live in : "
Vine Deloria, Jr
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
644933
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
dltt
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Deloria, Vine
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
The world we used to live in : : remembering the powers of the medicine men /\ Vine Deloria, Jr
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
xxxii, 237 pages ;; 23 cm
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
1555915647
|
|
|
:
|
: 9781555915643
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237)
|
| Contents
|
:
|
The approach of the sacred -- Powers conferred on the medicine men -- Continuing communications -- Interspecies relations -- The land and the cosmos -- Sacred stones and places -- Unusual exploits of medicine men
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
"In his final work, the Native American scholar Vine Deloria Jr. takes us into the realm of the spiritual and reveals through eyewitness accounts the immense power of medicine men. The World We Used to Live In, a collection of anecdotes from tribes across the country, explores everything from healing miracles and sacred rituals to Navajos who could move the sun. In this work, which draws upon a lifetime of scholarship, Deloria shows us how ancient powers fit into our modern understanding of science and the cosmos, and how future generations may draw strength from the old ways."--Jacket
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Shamans-- North America
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Indians of North America-- Medicine
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Indians of North America-- Religion
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Indians of North America-- Rites and ceremonies
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
E98.M4D45 2006
|
| |