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Native North American Peoples - Religion, Religion - Native American, Native North American Peoples - Art & Artifacts, Native North American Peoples - Folklore
Sacred Symbols Native Americans by Robert Adkinson β€” book cover

Sacred Symbols Native Americans

by Robert Adkinson
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Overview

The traditions and folk-memories of the native inhabitants of North America are as rich in symbolism as any body of religion and legend in the world. In spite of terrible sufferings, the various peoples have drawn sustenance from complex and subtle myth, ritual and imagery. In this beautiful introduction to the symbolic thought and art of an often heroic struggle for survival, the principal icons and ceremonies of the major native peoples are illustrated and explained - from the smoking of the Sacred Pipe of the Plains Lakota to the intricate design and geometry of Navajo sand-painting.

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Book Details

Published
April 3, 2001
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pages
50
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780765585004

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