| Description |
176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Presents a history of the Native American Church and discusses its leadership, religious beliefs and practices, and the long-accepted sacrament of Peyote. |
| Contents |
Voices of the Native American Church: Women and the Feminine -- Children and family -- The medicine -- Symbolism -- Worship -- Religious sentiments; reverence, humility, awe, and love -- Moral impact -- Tradition -- Petition, protectionl, and guidance -- Visions -- Healing -- New life and behavior change -- Ordeal -- Bereavement and death -- Responses to the Supreme Court's outlawing of peyote -- The Peyote Ceremony / Phil Cousineau and Gary Rhine -- Pharmacology, legal classification, and the issue of substance abuse / Edward F. Anderson -- The legal tango; the Native American Church v. the United States of America / James Botsford and Walter B. Echo-Hawk -- Happy ending; Public Law 103-344, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994 -- Epilogue; The death of a roadman by the family of Reuben Snake -- Appx.A Brief history of the Native American Church / Jay C. Fikes |
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Native American Church of North America.
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Native American Church of North America. (OCoLC)fst00641287
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Indians of North America -- Religion.
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Freedom of religion -- United States.
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Freedom of religion. (OCoLC)fst00934030
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Indians of North America -- Religion.
(OCoLC)fst00969889
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Religionsfreiheit (DE-588)4125186-6
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| Added Author |
Smith, Huston.
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Snake, Reuben, 1937-1993.
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| ISBN |
0940666715 |
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9780940666719 |
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