Placing Native American spirituality in the context of the world's great religions, Sacred Earth contrasts contemporary society's arrogant belief in its own power with native traditions of reverence for the earth. This eye-opening journey through the terrain of Native American spirituality is an urgent call to rediscover and become firmly grounded on the sacred earth again.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Part I. Foundations
1. Nature as Theophany
2. Wakan, Orenda, Manitou
3. Timelessness and Time
4. Totemic Revelations
5. Sacred Man and the Great Mystery
Part II. Spiritual Symbolism
Introduction
1. Inscriptions in Stone
2. The Great Horned Serpent
3. The Stone Man
4. The Great Lodge as Microcosmos
5. Initiation and Its Inversions
Part III. Spiritual Landscape
Introduction
1. Language of the Earth, Language of the Sky
2. Celestial Agriculture, Celestial Journey
3. Spiritual Landscape
4. Mountains and Fire, Winds and Waters
5. The Council Fire
6. The Songs of Solitude and Silence
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
