Traditional African religions and spiritual beliefs

This is the most complete version of the Navajo creation story to appear in English since Washington Matthews' Navajo Legends of 1847.

The Umbanda religion summons the spirits of old slaves and Brazilian Indians to speak through the mouths of mediums in trance.

Searching for Africa in Brazil is a learned exploration of tradition and change in Afro-Brazilian religions.

Three flags fly in the palace courtyard of Oyotunji African Village.

"e;The wisdom of cultures that live harmoniously with nature spoken through the heart and mind of a true gnostic intermediary.

Eid looks at the significance of religion to ethnic identity building, a largely understudied issue in ethnic studies, and the extent to which social and cultural practices are structured along ethnic and religious lines.

Dread Talk examines the effects of Rastafarian language on Creole in other parts of the Carribean, its influence in Jamaican poetry, and its effects on standard Jamaican English.

Eid looks at the significance of religion to ethnic identity building, a largely understudied issue in ethnic studies, and the extent to which social and cultural practices are structured along ethnic and religious lines.

This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship-with the addition of three new chapters.

This book examines alleged "e;superhuman"e; powers predominantly associated with smith/artisans in five African societies.

African religion is ancestor worship; it revolves around the dead, now thought to be alive and well in heaven (the Samanadzie) and propitiated by the living on earth.

African religion is ancestor worship; that is, funeral preparations, burial of the dead with ceremony and pomp, belief in eternal existence of souls of the dead as ancestors, periodic remembrance of ancestors, and belief that they influence the affairs of their living descendants.

This collection focuses on the role of religious leaders and religious institutions in supporting or resisting the democratization process in Zimbabwe.

At the intersection between western culture and Africa, we find the San people of the Kalahari desert.

Until the 1960s, little was known inside or outside Iran about the tribes living in the country.

Until the 1960s, little was known inside or outside Iran about the tribes living in the country.

Seit Jahrhunderten faszinieren sie die Menschheit: Vampire und Werwölfe, Wesen der Dunkelheit, die die Grenzen zwischen Mensch und Monster verwischen.

This is a powerful, first-hand account of a religious ministry that reaches out to console, heal, and build the lives of poor and desperate immigrants who come to the United States in search of a better life.

Dish Out Some Simple GoodnessGeorgia Varozza, author of 99 Favorite Amish Recipes and The Homestyle Amish Kitchen Cookbook, presents 99 Favorite Amish Soups and Stews.

In this collection of illuminating conversations, renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom.

The largest religion begun, organized, and directed by and for Native Americans, Peyotism includes the use of peyote in its ceremonies.

In a changing South Africa, recovering the meaning and power of African tradition is a matter of crucial importance.

Shares the spiritual wisdom of Rastafari through the stories, teachings, and traditions of practicing Rastas in Jamaica *; Includes the author's interviews with bush doctors, healers, and Rastafarians gathered during his 15 years of living in Jamaica *; Reveals the old ways of the Rastafarians and how their beliefs form an unbroken lineage tracing back to King Solomon *; Explains the connection of Rasta beliefs to important biblical passages Tracing their lineage back to King Solomon--the wisest man who ever lived--Rastafarians follow a spiritual tradition of peace and meditation that is more a way of life than an organized religion.

The first comprehensive presentation of the core teachings of the Kalahari Bushmen as told by the Tribal Elders *; Reveals how the Bushmen are able to receive direct transmissions of God's love for healing and spiritual transformation *; Explores tribal legends and teaching tales, the importance of dreams and animals, and the origins of their dances, rituals, and ceremonies Step into the imaginative realm of one of the oldest continuous cultures on Earth, the Kalahari Ju/'hoansi Bushmen.

"A dear stream of practical knowledge with the mind change we need to save the life of our Mother Earth--and ourselves .

Discover the secrets of animal totems and their sacred, transformative powers.

The practical sequel to Mother Earth Spirituality that applies Native American teachings and ritual to comtemporary living.

The First Great Awakening was a time of heightened religious activity in the colonial New England.

American Indian tribes have long been recognized as "e;domestic, dependent nations"e; within the United States, with powers of self-government that operate within the tribes' sovereign territories.

For the past forty years shamanism has drawn increasing attention among the general public and academics.

Before invasion, Turtle Island-or North America-was home to vibrant cultures that shared long-standing philosophical precepts.

The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an invaluable source not only for all students of African oral literature and Yoruba civilization, but also for future generations interested in the continuing vitality of Ifa divination and a Yoruba way of life and thought.

Armin Geertz corrects what he sees as basic American and European tendencies to misrepresent non-Western cultures.

The societies of the Vaupes region are now among the most documented indigenous cultures of the New World, in part because they are thought to resemble earlier civilizations lost during initial colonial conflict.

"e;Answers all vital Bible questions regarding the colored race, should be in every home and church.

Before invasion, Turtle Island-or North America-was home to vibrant cultures that shared long-standing philosophical precepts.

Drawing on two years of ethnographic field research among the Navajos, this book explores a controversial Native American ritual and healthcare practice: ceremonial consumption of the psychedelic Peyote cactus in the context of an indigenous postcolonial healing movement called the Native American Church (NAC).

The First Great Awakening was a time of heightened religious activity in the colonial New England.

For the past forty years shamanism has drawn increasing attention among the general public and academics.

American Indian tribes have long been recognized as "e;domestic, dependent nations"e; within the United States, with powers of self-government that operate within the tribes' sovereign territories.

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Native Americans practice some of America's most spiritually profound, historically resilient, and ethically demanding religions.

Noel Leo Erskine investigates the history of the Black Church as it developed both in the United States and the Caribbean after the arrival of enslaved Africans.

In Spirit Song: Afro-Brazilian Religious Music and Boundaries, Marc Gidal investigates how and why a multi-faith community in southern Brazil utilizes music to combine and segregate three Afro-Brazilian religions: Umbanda, Quimbanda, and Batuque.