God Is Red: A Native View of Religion, 30th Anniversary Edition

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Author: Jr. Deloria

ISBN-10: 1555914985

ISBN-13: 9781555914981

Category: General & Miscellaneous Religion

First published in 1972, God Is Red remains the seminal work on Native religious views, asking new questions about our species and our ultimate fate. Celebrating three decades in publication with a special 30th anniversary edition, this classic work reminds us to learn "that we are a part of nature, not a transcendent species with no repsponsibilities to the natural world." It is time again to listen to Vine Deloria Jr.'s powerful voice, telling us about religious life that is independent...

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The seminal work on Native religious views, asking questions about our species and our ultimate fate. Publishers Weekly Deloria, executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, offers a revised edition of his 1972 study of Native American religion. (Mar.)

ForewordForewordIntroductionCh. 1The Indian movement1Ch. 2The Indians of the American imagination23Ch. 3The religious challenge45Ch. 4Thinking in time and space61Ch. 5The problem of creation77Ch. 6The concept of history97Ch. 7The spatial problem of history113Ch. 8Origin of religion133Ch. 9Natural and hybrid peoples149Ch. 10Death and religion165Ch. 11Human personality185Ch. 12The group203Ch. 13Christianity and contemporary American culture219Ch. 14Tribal religions and contemporary American culture237Ch. 15The aboriginal world and Christian history257Ch. 16Sacred places and moral responsibility271Ch. 17Religion today287Appendices297Bibliography307Index313

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