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THE ANCIENT EARTHWORKS AND TEMPLES OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS
by Lindesey Brine. Condition: UNREAD 1996 Oracle Publishing (London), first printing. Tiny edgewear with light tanning to page edges. Name inside front cover. Content: Originally published in England in c. 1894. In 1969 an English naval officer set sail from Liverpool, intending to visit the pre-Columbian monuments of Northern and Central America. Only three years had elapsed since the American Civil War had put an end to slavery and large parts of the continent were still inhabited by native peoples, living in the traditional way. This book is the record of his epic journey, by river steamer and mule train, and is based on the diaries he kept at the time. It covers the major archaeological sites of North America, from the huge prehistoric earthworks of Ohio to the hidden Aztec temples of Mexico, with visits to the lands of the Shoshone, the Sioux, the Pawnee and the Dakotas, among many others. An intriguing tour of the great civilizations of the Americas, both ancient and recent, this personal account offers the armchair traveller the opportunity to experience all the excitement of exploration and discovery more than a hundred years ago. Excellent!!! [1 copy available]
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GRANDMOTHERS OF THE LIGHT: A Medicine Woman's Sourcebook
by Paula Gunn Allen. Illustrations by Patricia Amlin. Condition: UNREAD 1991 Beacon Press hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. DJ shows nicks and edgewear. Interior clean & tight. Content: While basically a "new age" shamanism is emphasised in this book, the mythology is still good and covers all the tribal areas from the East Coast, Plains, Southwest, and Northwest as well as myths from the Aztecs and Mayas. Worth reading! Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE SPIRIT AND THE FLESH: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture
by Walter L. Williams. Johnny Tiger's painting Guidance From Above is the cover illustration. B&W photo section. Condition: Gently pre-read 1988 Beacon Press Trade Paperback, third printing. The book actually appears unread - no creases, interior tight - BUT there are 2 pages with an ink mark and it appears that some of the early pages have had pencil underlining which have been erased. Content: Williams, an ethnohistorian at the University of Southern California, presents a fascinating and thorough study of American Indian acceptance of sexual diversity. Drawing on interviews with Native Americans, anthropologists and historians, Williams documents how tribal cultures revered the "berdache"any man who "does not fill a society's standard man's role, who has a nonmasculine character." Many American Indian communities believed that some members belonged to an "alternative gender" neither male nor female, their identities determined by spiritual inclination, not sex. Berdaches were treated as sacred and held ceremonial roles as psychic healers, "medicine men" and prophets. Williams also illustrates how European settlers in North and South America sought to repress the berdache tradition and how it went underground, reemerging after the rebirth of Native American culture and the rise of gay liberation. Questions encouraged. [1 copy available]
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