Where the Lightning Strikes: The Lives of American Indian Sacred Places Paperback - 2007
by Peter Nabokov
Based on years of research and personal experience, this volume reveals a range of holy lands containing beneficial as well as malevolent forces, reminding readers of the stubborn persistence of Indian beliefs in the sacredness of the American earth.
Summary
For thousands of years , Native Americans have told stories about the powers of revered landscapes and sought spiritual direction at mysterious places in their homelands. In this important book, respected scholar and anthropologist Peter Nabokov writes of a wide range of sacred places in Native America. From the high country of California to Tennessees Tellico Valley, from the Black Hills of South Dakota to Rainbow Canyon in Arizona, each chapter delves into the relationship between Indian cultures and their environments and describes the myths and legends, practices, and rituals that sustained them.
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- Title Where the Lightning Strikes: The Lives of American Indian Sacred Places
- Author Peter Nabokov
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, U.S.A.
- Date March 27, 2007
- ISBN 9780143038818 / 0143038818
- Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 8.42 x 5.56 x 0.81 in (21.39 x 14.12 x 2.06 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Library of Congress subjects Indians of North America - Religion, Indian mythology - North America
- Dewey Decimal Code 299.713
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