Religion and Culture in Native America

Religion and Culture in Native America presents an introduction to a diverse array of Indigenous religious and cultural practices in North America, focusing on those issues in which tribal communities themselves are currently invested. These topics include climate change, water rights, the protection of sacred places, the reclaiming of Indigenous foods, health and wellness, social justice, and the safety of Indigenous women and girls. Locating such contemporary challenges within their historical, religious, and cultural contexts illuminates how Native communities' responses to such issues are not simply political, but deeply spiritual, informed by sacred traditions, ethical principles, and profound truths.
In collaboration with renowned ethnographer and scholar of Native American religious traditions Inés Talamantez, Suzanne Crawford O'Brien abandons classical categories typically found in religious studies textbooks and challenges essentialist notions of Native American cultures to explore the complexities of Native North American life.
Key features of this text include:
·Consideration of Indigenous religious traditions within their historical, political, and cultural contexts
·Thematic organization emphasizing the concerns and commitments of contemporary tribal communities
·Maps and images that help to locate tribal communities and illustrate key themes.
·Recommendations for further reading and research

Written in an engaging narrative style, this book makes an ideal text for undergraduate courses in Native American Religions, Religion and Ecology, Indigenous Religions, and World Religions.

About the author

By Suzanne Crawford O'Brien - With Inés Talamantez

Summary

Religion and Culture in Native America will provide a comprehensive introduction to the variety of Native cultures and religious practices in North America

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, Suzanne Crawford O''brien, Crawford O'Brien Suzanne
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781538104743
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0474-3
• No. of pages: 238
• Assisted by: Inés Talamantez
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, North America, comparative religion, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Theology, Indigenous Peoples, Folklore, myths & legends, Social and cultural history, North America (USA and Canada), Relating to Native American people, Other non-Christian religions, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Other religions and spiritual beliefs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, RELIGION / Folk & Tribal, anthropology;religious studies;traditions