Where the lightning strikes : the lives of American Indian sacred places
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Book
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ISBN 10
0143038818
ISBN 13
9780143038818
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
368
Subject
Sacred space -- United States
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Abstract
"From the author of How the World Moves: A revelatory new look at the hallowed, diverse, and threatened landscapes of the American Indian.
For thousands of years , Native Americans have told stories about the powers of revered landscapes and sought spiritual direction at mysterious places in their homelands. In this important book, respected scholar and anthropologist Peter Nabokov writes of a wide range of sacred places in Native America. From the “high country” of California to Tennessee’s Tellico Valley, from the Black Hills of South Dakota to Rainbow Canyon in Arizona, each chapter delves into the relationship between Indian cultures and their environments and describes the myths and legends, practices, and rituals that sustained them."--Amazon.
For thousands of years , Native Americans have told stories about the powers of revered landscapes and sought spiritual direction at mysterious places in their homelands. In this important book, respected scholar and anthropologist Peter Nabokov writes of a wide range of sacred places in Native America. From the “high country” of California to Tennessee’s Tellico Valley, from the Black Hills of South Dakota to Rainbow Canyon in Arizona, each chapter delves into the relationship between Indian cultures and their environments and describes the myths and legends, practices, and rituals that sustained them."--Amazon.
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