Teachings from the American Earth: Indian Religion and Philosophy

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.

Author: Dennis Tedlock
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 07/17/1992
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780871401465
ISBN10: 0871401460
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Native American Studies