| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The spiritual malaise in America : the confluence between religion, law, and community / with Vine Deloria, Jr. and Huston Smith -- Five hundred nations within one : the search for religious justice / with Walter Echo Hawk and Huston Smith -- Ecology and spirituality : following the path of natural law / with Winona LaDuke, and Huston Smith -- Sacred geography : the spiritual significance of holy lands with Charlotte Black Elk, and Huston Smith -- Native language, native spirituality : from crisis to challenge / with Douglas George, and Huston Smith -- The triumph of the Native American Church : protecting endangered ways / with Frank Dayish, Jr. and Huston Smith -- The call for prisoner's religious rights : the red road to rehabilitation / with Lenny Foster and Huston Smith -- Stealing our spirit : the threat of the human genome diversity project / with Huston Smith and Tanya Frichner -- Mount Graham : looking for the fingerprints of God with Anthony Guy Lopez (Lakota) and Huston Smith -- Redeeming the future : the two instructions of spiritual law with Oren Lyons and Huston Smith -- Living for seven generations : an interfaith future / with Vine Deloria, Jr. and Huston Smith. |
| Summary |
In this collection of illuminating conversations, renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom. Their intimate, impassioned dialogues yield profound insights into one of the most striking cases of tragic irony in history: the country that prides itself on religious freedom has resolutely denied those same rights to its own indigenous people. With remarkable erudition and curiosity--and respectfully framing his questions in light of the revelation th. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Religion.
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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. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cousineau, Phil.
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Rhine, Gary.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Huston. Seat at the table. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006 0520244397 (DLC) 2005005290 (OCoLC)58422767 |
| ISBN |
9780520940918 (electronic book) |
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0520940911 (electronic book) |
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1423731360 (electronic book) |
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9781423731368 (electronic book) |
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1598757989 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9781598757989 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780520244399 |
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0520244397 |
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1282360329 |
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9781282360327 |
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