Encyclopedia of Native American Healing - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Encyclopedia of Native American Healing write by William S. Lyon. This book was released on 1998. Encyclopedia of Native American Healing available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Designed for ease of use with maps, a detailed subject index, an extensive bibliography, and cross references, this book is sure to fascinate anyone interested in Native American culture and heritage.
Honoring the Medicine
Honoring the Medicine - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Honoring the Medicine write by Kenneth S. Cohen. This book was released on 2018-12-04. Honoring the Medicine available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For thousands of years, Native medicine was the only medicine on the North American continent. It is America’s original holistic medicine, a powerful means of healing the body, balancing the emotions, and renewing the spirit. Medicine men and women prescribe prayers, dances, songs, herbal mixtures, counseling, and many other remedies that help not only the individual but the family and the community as well. The goal of healing is both wellness and wisdom. Written by a master of alternative healing practices, Honoring the Medicine gathers together an unparalleled abundance of information about every aspect of Native American medicine and a healing philosophy that connects each of us with the whole web of life—people, plants, animals, the earth. Inside you will discover • The power of the Four Winds—the psychological and spiritual qualities that contribute to harmony and health • Native American Values—including wisdom from the Wolf and the inportance of commitment and cooperation • The Vision Quest—searching for the Great Spirit’s guidance and life’s true purpose • Moontime rituals—traditional practices that may be observed by women during menstruation • Massage techniques, energy therapies, and the need for touch • The benefits of ancient purification ceremonies, such as the Sweat Lodge • Tips on finding and gathering healing plants—the wonders of herbs • The purpose of smudging, fasting, and chanting—and how science confirms their effectiveness Complete with true stories of miraculous healing, this unique book will benefit everyone who is committed to improving his or her quality of life. “If you have the courage to look within and without,” Kenneth Cohen tells us, “you may find that you also have an indigenous soul.”
Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism
Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism write by William S. Lyon (Ph. D.). This book was released on 1998. Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Entries identify leaders, shamans, and specific beliefs and practices of various tribes.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes: Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes: Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes: Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America write by Sharon Malinowski. This book was released on 1998. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes: Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Although there have been a number of recent reference titles on the history and culture of Native Americans, Gale's encyclopedia offers exceptional scope, clarity, and content. Covering almost 400 North American tribes, each essay contains information on both the historical and contemporary issues for the tribe. All entries begin with an introduction about the tribal roots, historic and current location, population data, and language family. This is followed by segments covering the history, religious beliefs, language, buildings, means of subsistence, clothing, healing practices, customs, oral literature, and current tribal issues. Several black-and-white illustrations and bibliographies for further research are included. A cumulative index of tribes, relevant nonnative peoples, historic dates and battles, treaties, legislation, associations, and religious groups adds value."--"Outstanding Reference Sources: the 1999 Selection of New Titles," American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Religion and Healing in Native America
Religion and Healing in Native America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion and Healing in Native America write by Suzanne J. Crawford O'Brien. This book was released on 2008-05-30. Religion and Healing in Native America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What it means to be healthy or to heal is not universal from culture to culture, from religion to religion. Indeed, in many cultures religion and healing are intimately tied to each other. In Native American communities healing is conceived as the place where ideas about the body and selfhood are brought to light and expressed within healing traditions. Healing is defined as self-making, and illness as whatever compromises one's ability to be oneself. This book explores religion and healing in Native America, emphasizing the lived experience of indigenous religious practices and their role in health and healing. Indigenous traditions of healing in North America emphasize that the healthy self is defined by its relationship with its human, spiritual, and ecological communities. Here, Crawford brings together first-hand accounts, personal experience, and narrative observations of Native American religion and healing to present a richly textured portrait of the intersection of tradition, cultural revival, spirituality, ceremony, and healing. These are not descriptions of traditions isolated from their historical, cultural, and social context, but intimately located within the communities from which they come. These portraits range from discussions of pre-colonial healing traditions to examples where traditional approaches exist along with other cultural traditions-both Native and non-native. At the heart of all the essays is a concern for the ways in which diverse Native communities have understood what it means to be healthy, and the role of spirituality in achieving wellness. Readers will come away with a better understanding not just of religion and healing in Native American communities, but of Native American communities in general, and how they live their lives on an everyday basis.
