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"Weaving her own story with the story of her ancestors and with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance, Krawec helps readers see settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Settler colonialism tried to force us into one particular way of living, but the old ways of kinship can help us imagine a different future. Krawec asks, What would it look like to remember that we are all related? How might we become better...
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Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa) wrote "The Soul of the Indian" to examine the spiritual history of Native American's before European settlement in America. Born of Minnesota Sioux parents in South Dakota, Charles Eastman spent his life working with Natives and Europeans to bridge cultural divides. Born into and raised by a traditional Sioux family, Eastman developed a deep connection to the life of American Indians. Yet at the age of 15 Eastman's...
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How should we respond to our converging crises of violent conflict, political corruption, and global ecological devastation? In this sweeping, big-picture synthesis, Louis G. Herman argues that for us to create a sustainable, fulfilling future, we need to first look back into our deepest past to recover our core humanity. Important clues for recovery can be found in the lives of traditional San Bushman hunter-gatherers of South Africa, the closest...
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“The Passing of the Great Race: Or The Racial Basis of European History” is a 1916 racist and pseudoscientific book by American lawyer, self-styled anthropologist, and proponent of eugenics, Madison Grant (1865—1937). Grant expounds a theory of Nordic superiority, claiming that the "Nordic race" is inherently superior to other human "races". The theory and the book were praised by Adolf Hitler and other Nazis.
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Are you fascinated by the subject of voodoo?
Did you know that it's much more than it is portrayed in the media?
Would you like to learn more about it?
Voodoo holds a place in our psyche like few other religions or beliefs and is something that has been misunderstood by people through many generations. Far more than sticking pins in dolls, as is often depicted in films and books, Louisiana Voodoo has a rich history that is as exciting as it is...
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A beautiful tablet-like mystery stone has been found by the Shenandoah River, near Berryville, Virginia. Underneath its brown-orange patina, peck-marked shapes reveal a beautiful crystalline heartstone underneath and intriguing designs.⍾⍾The author takes you on a tour of the stone, relating how its natural form with markings makes for designs which resonate with Eastern Woodland cosmology of early America. This masterwork can serve as a primer...
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How difficult is it to communicate with your ancestors? We sense their presence, instinctively, and wish to communicate with them. It's time to realize it is possible.
There are numerous reasons you may want to learn how to communicate with your ancestors. For me, the main reason is for healing. To ultimately let go of old hurts and not transfer them on to the next generation. Within the pages of this short read, you will learn:
• The Traditions...
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Charles Alexander Eastman (1858—1939) was a Santee Dakota writer, physician, lecturer, and reformer. Educated at Boston University, he became one of the leading authors and speakers on Sioux history and American Indian affairs. He is the first Native American author to write history from a Native American viewpoint and also helped found the Boy Scouts of America. First published in 1911, "The Soul of an Indian- An Interpretation" represents Eastman's...
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Santería is an African-inspired, Cuban diaspora religion long stigmatized as witchcraft and often dismissed as superstition, yet its spirit- and possession-based practices are rapidly winning adherents across the world. Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús introduces the term "co-presence" to capture the current transnational experience of Santería, in which racialized and gendered spirits, deities, priests, and religious travelers remake local, national,...
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Ojise: Messenger of the Yoruba Tradition is a journal of the day-to-day activities and rituals that Karade encountered in his quest for priesthood in the Yoruba religion. Embedded in this journal are the very emotions, ideas and changes in his psyche-and the healing of soul - that occurred on this journey. Karade explains the significance of the spiritual pilgrimage for people of all faiths.
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The material presented in this book was first offered at a seminar that I taught in August of 2003, in Miami. This was a historical moment in this city where events of this sort had rarely, if at all, ever taken place. It was definitely a first for me. I had taught other classes in New York, Puerto Rico, Chicago, Michigan and even here, in Miami. But Miami is very particular. As the modern Lukumí Mecca, the city's olorishas, in no way Socratic, know...
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Este libro relata la historia de un linaje lucumí matancero, la rama de Arabia Oviedo, Shangó'bí, y sus descendientes religiosos. Es un encantador recuento a través de más de cien años de anécdotas que ofrecen al lector una imagen de un mundo místico africano y los elementos mundanos que afectaron su desarrollo en suelo cubano. Su autor nos introduce a los progenitores de esta serie de historias y su contribución al crecimiento de una tradición...
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La presente obra analiza el rol de la cabeza del ser humano y su relación con las diversas creencias y tradiciones; sus bases teológicas y prácticas. ¿Que significas las palabras ashé, Orí, Eledá, Olofín, iwá? ¿Cuales son las obligaciones del olorisha y del ser humano y el debido comportamiento que estos deben observar durante el transcurso de sus vidas? ¿Qué representan la vida y la muerte para los iniciados yorubas, cubanos y brasileños?...
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This book by Miguel De La Torre offers a fascinating guide to the history, beliefs, rituals, and culture of Santería, a religious tradition that, despite persecution, suppression, and its own secretive nature, has close to a million adherents in the United States alone.
Santería is a religion with Afro-Cuban roots, rising out of the cultural clash between the Yoruba people of West Africa and the Spanish Catholics who brought them to the Americas...
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The words of Thomas Yellowtail, a revered Sun Dance chief of the Crow Indian tribe, are brought to life by the internationally known, American Indian actor, Gordon Tootoosis. The book is, illustrated with over 100 previously unpublished color and sepia photographs from as early as 1903 and traditional American Indian motifs. Also included, are interviews with prominent Indian leaders, advice to American Indian youth, and special features on traditional...
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The writings of Joseph Epes Brown are, considered amongst the most important studies on the North American Indian undertaken in the twentieth century. His works have been, translated into numerous languages and are helping to re-ignite interest in the American Indian religious tradition. The Spiritual Legacy of the American Indian: Commemorative Edition, not only presents his works on the fundamental and universal characteristics of the American Indian...
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Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa) was, raised in both the traditional world of the Santee Sioux and the modern civilization of the whites. The Essential Charles Eastman contains selections from the most, well, known of his published works. Completely revised and updated, this new edition contains new photographs, a new introduction, and a complete bibliography of Eastman's writings.
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The present book is an outcome of the in-depth study of the backward communities and backward classes in India through the primary and secondary sources. The authors of the book have, made an attempt to go through the genesis of the emergence of backward classes in India, and also, have discussed various backward communities in general in India. Special attempt has been, made to look into the backward classes in Assam. The government policy related...
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