Native American Religious Traditions
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-13-183483-5 (ISBN)
For undergraduate courses in World Religions, Religion in America, Native American Religions, and Indigenous Religions.
Focusing on three diverse indigenous traditions, Native American Religions highlights the distinct oral traditions and ceremonial practices; the impact of colonialism on religious life; and the ways in which indigenous communities of North America have responded, and continue to respond, to colonialism and Euroamerican cultural hegemony.
Suzanne Crawford is Professor of Religion and Culture at Pacific Lutheran University, USA
Foreword 7
Preface 9
Timeline 12
Map 15
1: Religion in Action: Transcendence,
Thanksgiving, and Transformation 16
Religion on the ground 19
The Lakota Sun Dance 19
First Salmon ceremony on Puget Sound 25
The Diné Kinààldá 30
Conclusion 38
2: Philosophical Foundations: Religion
as Relationship 40
Lakota origins 41
Sacred power on the Northern Plains 43
To renew one’s life: Inipi 45
Crying for a dream: Haŋbleceyapi 45
Coast Salish traditions 47
The role of Transformer 47
Guardian spirits and spiritual power 50
Foundations of Diné traditions 54
Diné emergence 55
Diné notions of power 57
Conclusion 60
3: Defending Sacred Ground: Assimilation
and Resistance in the Colonial Era 62
1812–1960: Termination, assimilation, and removal 63
Indigenous responses: Reconstructing religious
and cultural life 69
The Lakota: The Ghost Dance 71
The Coast Salish: The Indian Shaker Church 75
The Diné: The Long Walk 79
Conclusion 82
4: Contemporary and Traditional: Native American
Religious Traditions Today 84
The American Indian Movement: Contemporary
political activism 84
The Native American Church 88
Contemporary Lakota spirituality: Situating the Sun Dance 90
Coast Salish longhouse spirit dancing 95
Diné chantways and sand paintings 97
Art Focus: Diné sand painting 98
Conclusion 104
5: Sovereignty, Ecology, and Religious Freedom
in the Next Millennium 105
Cultural survival: New Age appropriation, intellectual
property rights, repatriation, and sovereignty 105
Art Focus: Contemporary Coast Salish art 108
Ecological survival: The Black Hills, Devil’s Tower,
old growth cedar, and Black Mesa 115
Conclusion: Toward a global indigeneity 124
Notes 127
Glossary 134
Pronunciation Guide 136
Suggested Further Reading 137
Index 141
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.2.2006 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 165 mm |
| Gewicht | 163 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen |
| ISBN-10 | 0-13-183483-5 / 0131834835 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-13-183483-5 / 9780131834835 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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