Description
This volume offers a stimulating, multidisciplinary set of essays by noted Native and non-Native scholars that explore the problems and prospects of understanding and writing about Native American spirituality in the twenty-first century. Considerable attention is given to the appropriateness and value of different interpretive paradigms for Native religion, including both "traditional" religion and Native Christianity. The book also investigates the ethics of religious representation, issues of authenticity, the commodification of spirituality, and pedagogical practices. Of special interest is the role of dialogue in expressing and understanding Native American religious beliefs and practices. A final set of essays explores the power of and reactions to Native spirituality from a long-term, historical perspective.
Essays by both Native and non-Native scholars on the theory, dialogue, and history of Native spirituality
About the Author
Lee Irwin is an associate professor of philosophy and religious studies at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the author of Awakening to Spirit: On Life, Illumination, and Being and other works.
Book Information
ISBN 9780803282612
Author Lee Irwin
Format Paperback
Page Count 334
Imprint University of Nebraska Press
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Weight(grams) 476g