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Red man's religion;, beliefs and practices of the Indians north of Mexico, [by] Ruth M. Underhill

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Red man's religion;, beliefs and practices of the Indians north of Mexico, [by] Ruth M. Underhill
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-290)
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Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Red man's religion;
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
711620
Responsibility statement
[by] Ruth M. Underhill
Sub title
beliefs and practices of the Indians north of Mexico
Summary
Among the topics considered in this classic study are world origins and supernatural powers, attitudes toward the dead, the medicine man and shaman, hunting and gathering rituals, war and planting ceremonies, and newer religions, such as the Ghost Dance and the Peyote Religion
Table of contents
Indians and the supernatural -- Religion : its geography and history -- Impersonal power -- World origins -- The spirits -- Woman power -- Attitude toward the dead : fear and avoidance -- Attitude toward the dead : adoption of a substitute or "delayed burial" -- Medicine man, shaman, and priest -- The vision -- Indian ceremonialism -- Hunting and gathering rituals -- War ceremonies -- For the general welfare : the sun dance -- Planting begins -- Planting ceremonies : the southern woodland -- Planting ceremonies : the Iroquois -- Planting ceremonies : Great Lakes and upper Mississippi -- Planting ceremonies : the prairie -- Planting ceremonies : the Pueblos -- "Stranger" into Navaho -- The western Southwest -- Modern religions

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