Native Religions of the Americas by Professor Ake Hultkrantz

Native Religions of the Americas

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	Publisher :	Blackstone Audio Inc
	Author :	Professor Ake Hultkrantz
	Narrator :	Ben Kingsly

	Length :	3 hours (Unabridged)

Download Price :		$11.75

Format :		Encoded Windows Media

© 2006 Blackstone Audio Inc

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North, Central, and South American Indians have a rich religious heritage, though much
has been lost since these peoples were conquered by Europeans. Characteristic features of Native
American religion included the master of the animals, a protective spirit of a species or of all animals.
Shamans, ecstatic medicine men, used supernatural powers to cure the ill. Totemism was a mysterious
religious bond between the human clan and their animal guardians. There was a high god as well as many
atmospheric gods, such as gods of thunder and wind. The Earth Mother was understood to work silently,
influencing all.

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