Indigenous Religions: A Companion
By (Author) Graham Harvey
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
1st November 2000
United Kingdom
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Indigenous peoples
Spirituality and religious experience
291
Paperback
320
446g
Indigenous religions are the majority of the world's religions. This Companion shows how much they can contribute to a richer understanding of human identity, action, and relationships.An international team of contributors discuss representative indigenous religions from all continents. The book is in three parts--Persons, Powers, and Gifts.Relevant to everyone interested in human religiosity today.
"Wide-ranging...The editor, best known for his work on contemporary paganism, provides an innovative introduction, framing the essays that follow theoretically and challenging the readers' presuppositions. The essays are relatively accessible to the non-specialist and would make a useful introductory text for an undergraduate course on religions not often covered in standard 'world religions' textbooks." --Religious Studies Review
Graham Harvey is Professor of Religious Studies at The Open University, UK.