This book tells the story of an idea that humanity's first expression of art, religion, and creativity found form in the figure of a proto-priest known as a shaman. Tracing this classic category of the history of anthropology back to the emergence of the term in Siberia, the wor…
"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 e…
[This book], a ... collection of anecdotes from tribes across the country, explores everything from healing miracles and sacred rituals to Navajos who could move the sun ... [It] shows us how ancient powers fit into our modern understanding of science and the cosmos, and how fut…
Deloria looks at medicine men, their powers, and the Earth's relation to the cosmos.
"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 e…
"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 e…
"For anyone who's ever had the desire to look at the world through the eyes of our indigenous ancestors, here is a unique opportunity. Traveling between the Worlds is a treasure trove of insight and exploration into the ancient spiritual wisdom of such diverse cultures as Irelan…
A legendary Costa Rican shaman encounters an unlikely, angst-ridden disciple.
Intro: To Tell the Story -- Prologue: Beacon -- Part One. Jil'kaat Aani -- Sojourners -- Power Plays -- Moving Heaven and Earth in Klukwan -- Eagles in the Heart -- Part Two. Dleit Aan'kaawu -- True Believers -- Crossed Paths -- Unbecoming Indians -- To'watte's Canoe -- Brotherh…
"Across the Shaman's River is the story of one of Alaska's last Native American strongholds, a Tlingit community closed off for a century until a fateful encounter between a shaman, a preacher, and John Muir. Tucked in the corner of southeast Alaska, the Tlingits had successfull…
"Across the Shaman's River is the story of one of Alaska's last Native American strongholds, a Tlingit community closed off for a century until a fateful encounter between a shaman, a preacher, and John Muir. Tucked in the corner of southeast Alaska, the Tlingits had successfull…
"Across the Shaman's River is the story of one of Alaska's last Native American strongholds, a Tlingit community closed off for a century until a fateful encounter between a shaman, a preacher, and John Muir. Tucked in the corner of southeast Alaska, the Tlingits had successfull…
