1st Edition

Native American Religious Traditions

By Suzanne Crawford O Brien Copyright 2007
    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