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Encyclopedia of Native American religions : an introduction / Arlene Hirschfelder, Paulette Molin ; foreword by Walter R. Echo-Hawk.
Penn Museum Library - Reference E98.R3 H73 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hirschfelder, Arlene B.
- Series:
- Facts on File library of American history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Religion--Encyclopedias.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Religion.
- Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies--Encyclopedias.
- Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- x, 390 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
- Edition:
- Updated edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Facts on File, [2000]
- Summary:
- Despite a long history of suppression, Native American beliefs have endured as dignified, profound, viable, and richly faceted religions. The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions is the first in-depth, one-volume reference for the general reader that explores this fascinating subject.
- More than 1,200 cross-referenced entries describe traditional beliefs and worship practices, the consequences of contact with Europeans and other non-Indians, and the forms Native American religions take today.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-363) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0816039496
- OCLC:
- 40848662
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