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Religion in America Mexican American Religions: An Introduction (Paperback)

Mexican American Religions is a concise introduction to the religious life of Mexican American people in the United States. This accessible volume uses historical narrative to explore the complex religious experiences and practices that have shaped... more

American Hero-Myths: A Study In The Native Religions Of The Western Continent. (Paperback)

American Hero-Myths: A Study In The Native Religions Of The Western Continent. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve improve... more

American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent (Hardcover)

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve... more

Pre-Owned The Land Looks after Us : A History of Native American Religion 9780195145861

Joel Martin draws his narrative from folk stories rituals and even landscapes to trace the development of Native American religion from ancient burial mounds through interactions with European conquerors and missionaries and on to the modern-day... more

North American Religions: Old Canaan in a New World: Native Americans and the Lost Tribes of Israel (Paperback)

Were indigenous Americans descendants of the lost tribes of Israel? From the moment Europeans realized Columbus had landed in a place unknown to them in 1492 they began speculating about how the Americas and their inhabitants fit into the Bible. For... more

American hero-myths. A study in the native religions of the western continent. By Daniel G. Brinton ... 1882 [Leather Bound]

Select Your Preferred Color at No Additional Cost! Explore More Options by Clicking on More Images and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization “Rare Biblio�... more

Offering Smoke : The Sacred Pipe and Native American Religion 9780893011260 Used / Pre-owned

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Encyclopedia of Native American Religions Third Edition (Paperback)

Praise for the previous edition: This encyclopedia...allows the student to realize the richness and diversity of the Native American beliefs to the forefront of the world religions...Highly Recommended. --Book Report ...recommended for public library... more

Pre-owned Land Looks After Us : A History of Native American Religion Paperback by Martin Joel W. ISBN 0195145860 ISBN-13 9780195145861

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Pre-Owned Awakening Spirits: A Native American Path to Inner Peace Healing and Spiritual Growth (Religion and Spirituality) Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

Very Short Introductions African American Religion Book 397 (Paperback)

Since the first African American denomination was established in Philadelphia in 1818 churches have gone beyond their role as spiritual guides in African American communities and have served as civic institutions spaces for education and sites for the... more

Bloomsbury Religion in North America: Religion and Nature in North America: An Introduction (Paperback)

Featuring a range of scholars in the field of religion and ecology over 95 images and a glossary of key terms this book provides a survey of the key topics and religious traditions in the study of religion and nature in the North American context.... more

Bloomsbury Religion in North America: Religion Science and Technology in North America: An Introduction (Paperback)

This book starts by providing the global and historical context needed to understand religion science and technology in a North American context. Following an introduction to the field the book explores the complex history of what we call religion in... more

Bloomsbury Religion in North America: Religion Science and Technology in North America: An Introduction (Hardcover)

This book starts by providing the global and historical context needed to understand religion science and technology in a North American context. Following an introduction to the field the book explores the complex history of what we call religion in... more

Pre-Owned God is Red: A Native View of Religion Paperback

9781555911768. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. 2nd ed. Language: English. Pages: 320. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Religion and Spirituality. Deloria a prominent Native American educator lawyer and philosopher has updated his... more

Contributions in Legal Studies Religion Law and the Land: Native Americans and the Judicial Interpretation of Sacred Land Book 94 (Hardcover)

Examining a series of court decisions made during the 1980s regarding the legal claims of several Native American tribes who attempted to protect ancestrally revered lands from development schemes by the federal government this book looks at important... more

Sociology of Religion: An Historical Introduction (Hardcover)

In adopting an international perspective that goes beyond the conventional framework of western theology this volume bridges the divide between European and North American scholars through its careful retrieval of their common theoretical and research... more

Film & Religion: An Introduction (Paperback)

How major-release films use religion to tell stories and convey messages Focusing on American major-release films since World War II the authors show how films use religious imagery characters and symbolism from primarily Christian but also Buddhist... more

American Assembly Religion in American Public Life: Living with Our Deepest Differences (Paperback)

Raise any number of public issues--health care education welfare--and religious beliefs inevitably shape Americans viewpoints. On certain topics the introduction of religion can be explosive. This book discusses how we can and why we should hear... more

Introduction to American Judaism (Paperback)

The character of any religion as it is lived and practiced can be quite different from the prescriptions and ideals of its traditions and rituals. This bifurcation can be found also in the tension between the ideas people hold and the things they do.... more

Native North American Religious Traditions: Dancing for Life (Hardcover)

Representative Native American religions and rituals are introduced to readers in a way that respects the individual traditions as more than local curiosities or exotic rituals capturing the flavor of the living modern traditions even as commonalities... more

Pre-Owned Hopi: Native American Wisdom Series: Following the Path of Peace (Hardcover) 0811804305 9780811804301

This exquisitely illustrated and authoritative volume presents a concise account of the history of the Hopi people including the legends customs and ceremonies that form the Hopi Road of Life in an illuminating introduction to one of the most... more

Cambridge Companions to Religion The Cambridge Companion to American Judaism (Paperback)

This Companion provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the most important and interesting historical and contemporary facets of Judaism in America. Written by twenty-four leading scholars from the fields of religious studies history... more

American Religions: An Illustrated History (Hardcover)

The evolution of religious diversity and complexity in the United States is explained clearly in this richly illustrated historical work. This volume provides an overview of the more than 400 native tribal religions at the time of Columbus examines the... more

Religion/Culture/Critique: American Protestants and TV in the 1950s: Responses to a New Medium (Hardcover)

Americans in the 1950s faced the challenge of negotiating the new medium s place in the home and in American culture in general. Using the American Protestant experience of the introduction of television Rosenthal illustrates the importance of the... more

Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment 9780813344751 Used / Pre-owned

Now in a new third edition this multidisciplinary introduction to American religious liberty surveys the history theory law and comparative analysis of American religious liberty from the earliest colonial period through the latest Supreme Court cases.... more

Histories of American Christianity: An Introduction (Paperback)

To tell the story of America is in many ways to tell the story of religion in America. At every point in its history America was and still is religious--and diversely so. To understand how religion shaped America s history is to trace the influence of... more

Very Short Introductions Fundamentalism: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)

Fundamentalism is seen as the major threat to world peace today a conclusion impossible to ignore since the events in New York on September 11 2001. But what does fundamentalism really mean? Since it was coined by American Protestant evangelicals in... more

Pre-Owned America Religions and Religion (Paperback) 053400928X 9780534009281

Since its first publication in 1981 AMERICA: RELIGIONS AND RELIGION has become the standard introduction to the study of American religious traditions. Written by one of the foremost scholars in the field of American religions this textbook has... more

Creating Christian Indians : Native Clergy in the Presbyterian Church (Paperback)

Histories of missions to American Indian communities usually tell a sad and predictable story about the destructive impact of missionary work on Native culture and religion. Many historians conclude that American Indian tribes who have maintained a... more

Creating Christian Indians : Native Clergy in the Presbyterian Church (Hardcover)

Histories of missions to American Indian communities usually tell a sad and predictable story about the destructive impact of missionary work on Native culture and religion. Many historians conclude that American Indian tribes who have maintained a... more

Classical World: Religion and the Romans (Paperback)

Religion and the Romans provides a short modern introduction to religion in the Roman world. It deals with the public and private nature of religion at Rome itself and looks at the native cults of the empire with special reference to Gaul as well as... more

A Seat at the Table : Huston Smith in Conversation with Native Americans on Religious Freedom (Edition 1) (Paperback)

In this collection of illuminating conversations renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom. Their... more

Overtures to Biblical Theology: Religious Diversity and American Religious History (Paperback)

The ten essays in this volume explore the vast diversity of religions in the United States from Judaic Catholic and African American to Asian Muslim and Native American traditions. Chapters on religion and the South religion and gender indigenous... more

The American Encounter with Buddhism 1844-1912 (Paperback)

In this landmark work Thomas Tweed examines nineteenth-century America s encounter with one of the world s major religions. Exploring the debates about Buddhism that followed upon its introduction in this country Tweed shows what happened when the... more

Memorial Addresses in Honor of Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple : At the Monthly Council Meeting Of (Paperback)

This volume contains speeches and tributes given in honor of Bishop H. B. Whipple a prominent figure in Minnesota history and a champion of Native American rights. The addresses touch on themes such as religion social justice and the legacy of Whipple... more

Magic of the Ordinary : Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism (Paperback)

A spiritual crisis sent Orthodox rabbi Gershon Winkler to remote regions of the Southwest where he studied with Native American healers. From them he began to recover the long-lost wisdom of what he calls Aboriginal Judaism the religion s tribal roots.... more

Pre-Owned America s Religious History: Faith Politics and the Shaping of a Nation (Hardcover 9780310586173) by Thomas S Kidd

9780310586173. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 320. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 320 p. Religion race and American history. America s Religious History is an up-to-date narrative-based introduction... more