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Åke Hultkrantz

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Description:In this pioneering work one of the world's leading experts on Native American traditions offers a detailed survey of Native American practices and beliefs regarding health, medicine, and religion. In contrast to the sharp Euro-American division between medicine and religion, Native American medical beliefs and practices can only be assessed, says the author, in their relation to their religious ideas.Spanning the full length and breadth of Native North American cultural areas, from the Northeast to the Southwest, the Southeast to the Northwest, the book offers "thick" descriptions of traditional Native American medical and religious beliefs and practices, demonstrating that for Native Americans medicine and religion are two sides of the same a coherent and holistic system in which supernaturalism acts as a motor in healing.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Shamanic Healing & Ritual Drama: Health & Medicine in the Native North American Religious Traditions. To get started finding Shamanic Healing & Ritual Drama: Health & Medicine in the Native North American Religious Traditions, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In this pioneering work one of the world's leading experts on Native American traditions offers a detailed survey of Native American practices and beliefs regarding health, medicine, and religion. In contrast to the sharp Euro-American division between medicine and religion, Native American medical beliefs and practices can only be assessed, says the author, in their relation to their religious ideas.Spanning the full length and breadth of Native North American cultural areas, from the Northeast to the Southwest, the Southeast to the Northwest, the book offers "thick" descriptions of traditional Native American medical and religious beliefs and practices, demonstrating that for Native Americans medicine and religion are two sides of the same a coherent and holistic system in which supernaturalism acts as a motor in healing.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Shamanic Healing & Ritual Drama: Health & Medicine in the Native North American Religious Traditions. To get started finding Shamanic Healing & Ritual Drama: Health & Medicine in the Native North American Religious Traditions, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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