Teachings from the American Earth : Indian Religion and Philosophy (9780871401465)

This collection of writings is from authors who are either Indians who have tried to make themselves heard, or whites who have tried to hear Indians. The first part of the book emphasizes the practical and includes Isaac Tens's "Career of the Medicine Man". The second section concentrates on the theoretical and contains Benjamin Lee Whorf's "American Indian Model of the Universe" and chapters on Indian metaphysics, among other things. In addition to an introductory essay on the Indian's stance towards reality, the editors have contributed chapters entitled "The Clown's Way" and "An American Indian View of Death".

Product details

• Format Paperback | 304 pages
• Dimensions 140 x 208 x 23mm | 266g
• Publication date 01 Aug 1992
• Publisher WW Norton & Co
• Imprint Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Publication City/Country New York, NY, United States
• Language English
• Edition Statement Revised ed.
• ISBN10 0871401460
• ISBN13 9780871401465
• Bestsellers rank 2,141,852

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