Tribal religions books

""The Taste of Blood brilliantly explores both Condomble and the representations of ethnographic research.""—Folklore...  Read More >>

"""An impressive and important cross-cultural study that has vast implications for history, religion, anthropology,...  Read More >>

<p> The Taste of Blood brilliantly explores both Condomble and the representations of ethnographic research. -...  Read More >>

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The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an...  Read More >>

Traces the historical growth of Puerto Rican Spiritism, then investigates its function today, how it differs from...  Read More >>

"Makes available for the generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's ""Myth of the Birth of the...  Read More >>

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This book is an ethnological study in depth, of the worldview religious philosophy, and symbolic systems of a South...  Read More >>

A blend of Native American and Western spiritualities offering a mythology, a philosophy and practices that non-native...  Read More >>

This work establishes the Amerindian burial experience as essential to understanding all neolithic religious customs....  Read More >>

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"Individuals of all persuasions have become deeply interested in contemporary Sioux religious practices. These essays...  Read More >>

The essays in the first of the three parts of the book deal with issues of illness and healing as culture. In the...  Read More >>

It details the ritual of exorcism, which is applied when things go wrong.  Read More >>

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This is the first volume of a projected three-volume work on the little-known South Indian folk cult of the goddess...  Read More >>

This is the first volume of a projected three-volume work on the little-known South Indian folk cult of the goddess...  Read More >>

Among the Anglo-Canadian fur traders of the early 19th century, George Nelson stands out for his interest in the...  Read More >>

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This study focuses on the altars of the major annual Hopi ceremonials which display ritual objects, the possession...  Read More >>

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This lively and learned book traces the history of the concept of evil and its personification as the Devil from...  Read More >>

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