Red Man's Religion by Ruth Murray Underhill
Among the topics considered in this classic study are world origins and supernatural powers, attitudes toward the dead, the medicine man and shaman, hunting and gathering rituals, war and planting ceremonies, and newer religions, such as the Ghost Dance and the Peyote Religion. "The distinctive contribution of [Red Man's Religion] is the treatment of topics, the insight and the perspective of the author, and her ability to transmit these to the reader. . . . Trais and aspects of religion are not treated as abstract entitites, to be enumerated and summated, assigned a geographic distribution, and then abandoned. No page is a dry recital; each is an illumination. Insight and wisdom are framed in poetic prose. An offering of information in such a medium merits gratitude."—American Anthropologist
Ruth M. Underhill (1883-1984) received her PhD in anthropology from Columbia University and held positions with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the University of Denver, where she was named professor emeritus upon her retirement in 1952. Specializing in southwestern anthropology, Underhill lived on Indian reservations and wrote comprehensively about the Tohono O'odham, Navajo, and Mohave communities. She is the author of several books. Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh is curator of anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. He has authored and edited nine books, including Inheriting the Past: The Making of Arthur C. Parker and Indigenous Archaeology. He is a recipient of the 2009 National Council on Public History Book Award. Stephen E. Nash is curator of archaeology and chair of the Department of Anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Previously he served as head of collections in anthropology at the Field Museum in Chicago. He has authored and edited five books on subjects ranging from the history of archaeological tree-ring dating to museum collections.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226841670 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226841677 |
| Title | Red Man's Religion |
| Author | Ruth Murray Underhill |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 1972-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
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