Becoming and Remaining a People: Native American Religions on the Northern Plains (Studies in Anglican History)
By Howard L. Harrod.
Description
The power of religion to preserve individual and group identity is perhaps nowhere more evident than among Native American peoples. In Becoming and Remaining a People, Howard Harrod shows how the oral traditions and ritual practices of Northern Plains Indians developed, how they were transformed at critical points in their history, and how they provided them with crucial means of establishing and maintaining their respective identities. This book offers a bold new interpretation of anthropological studies, demonstrating how religious traditions and ritual processes became sources of group a...
ISBN(s)
0816515697, 9780816515691
