Red Man's religion
Subtitle: beliefs and practices of the Indians north of Mexico
By: by Ruth M. Underhill.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1965
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Religion.
Description: Among the topics considered in this classic study are world origins and supernatural powers, attitudes toward the dead, the medicine man and shaman, hunting and gathering rituals, war and planting ceremonies, and newer religions, such as the Ghost Dance and the Peyote Religion.
Notes: "Intended as a companion to the author's Red man's America."

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