Native American Stories of the Sacred

Native American Stories of the Sacred
Author :
Publisher : SkyLight Paths Publishing
Total Pages : 538
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781594731129
ISBN-13 : 1594731128
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Native American Stories of the Sacred by : Evan T. Pritchard

Download or read book Native American Stories of the Sacred written by Evan T. Pritchard and published by SkyLight Paths Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wisdom from these stories can become a companion on your own spiritual journey. Native American Stories of the Sacred are intended for more than entertainment: they are teaching tales containing elegantly simple illustrations of time-honored truths. From tales of Creation to "Why?" stories that help explain the natural world around us, these stories highlight the sacredness of all life and affirm that we are each an integral part of all that is holy. Drawn from tribes across North America, these are careful retellings of traditional stories such as Son of Light's quest to win back his captured wife from the monstrous Man-Eagle; humble Muskrat's noble self-sacrifice to establish solid land so other beings might live; Water Spider's creative solution for retrieving fire for all the animals; and White Buffalo Calf Woman's profound gift of the sacred pipe to the people. Each of the compelling stories in this collection illustrates principles that can guide you on your own spiritual quest. Now you can experience the wisdom of these teaching tales even if you have no previous knowledge of Native American traditions. SkyLight Illuminations provides insightful yet unobtrusive commentary that explains the cultural and spiritual significance of the seemingly mundane objects found in these stories--tobacco, gambling, even the exploits of mischievous tricksters such as Coyote and Weasel--while gracefully drawing comparisons to Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions, among others. Whatever your spiritual heritage, these Native American stories of the sacred are sure to delight and inspire you with the sacredness of all Creation, and remind you that the earth does not belong to us--we belong to the earth.


Native American Stories of the Sacred Related Books

Native American Stories of the Sacred
Language: en
Pages: 538
Authors: Evan T. Pritchard
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: SkyLight Paths Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The wisdom from these stories can become a companion on your own spiritual journey. Native American Stories of the Sacred are intended for more than entertainme
Between Earth and Sky
Language: en
Pages: 36
Authors: Joseph Bruchac
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-04-19 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

With grace and drama, Abenaki poet and author Joseph Bruchac retells ten Native American legends of awe-inspiring landscapes. These wise stories, together with
The Sacred Wisdom of the American Indians
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Larry J. Zimmerman
Categories: Indian cosmology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Paul Watkins

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Looks at religion and the social customs of Native Americans of North America, focusing on tribes, territories, spirits, symbols, myths, cosmos, and other topic
First Houses
Language: en
Pages: 168
Authors: Jean Guard Monroe
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This superb book about Native American architecture is filled with information about Iroquois longhouses, Navajo hogans, Pawnee earth lodges, and Northwest Coas
The Sea-Ringed World
Language: en
Pages: 248
Authors: María García Esperón
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-02-23 - Publisher: Chronicle Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Fifteen thousand years before Europeans stepped foot in the Americas, people had already spread from tip to tip and coast to coast. Like all humans, these Nativ