Matter, Magic, and Spirit
Subtitle: Representing Indian and African American Belief
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: March 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780812239966
Subjects: Comparative Religion; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Spirituality; Religion / Comparative Religion; Anthropology - Cultural; Religion; Religion - World Religions; Magic; Race relations; Religious aspects; Totemism
Description: "Matter, Magic, and Spirit explores the ways religious and magical beliefs of Native Americans and African Americans have been represented in a range of discourses including anthropology, comparative religion, and literature. David Murray's analysis is unique in bringing together Indian and African beliefs and their representations."--BOOK JACKET.