The Dogon people of Mali, West Africa, are famous for their art and advanced cosmology. This book compares Dogon descriptions and drawings to corresponding scientific definitions and diagrams. It reveals similarities between Dogon symbols and those used in both the Egyptian and Hebrew religions, with implications for the history of civilisation.
Native Americans and Canadians are sidelined figures in modern society. Their spirituality has been appropriated on a large scale by Europeans and non-Native Americans, with little concern for the diversity of Native American opinions. This book presents fresh perspectives on the objections to, and appropriation of Native American Spirituality.
Those who teach courses in Native American religious traditions know the difficulty of finding quality books that deal in concise yet reliable fashion with a number of tribal traditions and are suitable for use in the classroom. In this volume, Lawrence Sullivan seeks to help fill this lacuna.
Providing descriptions and interpretations of religious ideas, this text illustrates a range of religious beliefs and practices. It describes the religious views of the Aztecs, Mayas and Incas, and treats contemporary cases from the major cultural-geographic areas of Latin America.
This title offers an introduction to the syncretic religions that have developed in the Caribbean. From Vodou, Santeria, Regla de Palo, the Abakua Secret Society and Obeah to Quimbois and Espiritismo, the volume traces the historical-cultural origins of the major Creole religions.