1st Edition

Native American Religious Traditions

By Suzanne Crawford O Brien Copyright 2007
144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

Focusing on three diverse indigenous traditions, Native American Religious Traditions 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.

Introduction. Part One: Religion in Action. Part Two: Philosophical Foundations. Part Three: Defending Sacred Ground. Part Four: Contemporary and Traditional. Part Five: Sovereignty, Ecology and Religious Freedom.

Biography

Suzanne Crawford is Professor of Religion and Culture at Pacific Lutheran University, USA