This monumental volume explores, explains, and honors the healing practices of Native Americans throughout North America, from the southwestern United States to the Arctic Circle.
The focus of these 1,200 entries is on shamanic healing as it has been observed and reported over the past 350 years. Entries cover renowned Native American healers throughout history; societies and d
This reference was prepared by an anthropologist from the perspective of the natives themselves, that is, in the belief that shamans can do what they say they can do--an approach generally avoided by
The Zuni have traditionally used small stone carvings of animal figures as power objects and mediators between themselves and the spirit world. Any object that has special meaning can be used a
