Young, William A., 1945-

Quest for harmony : Native American spiritual traditions / William A. Young. - New York, : Seven Bridges Press, c2002. - xii, 420 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-411) and index.

Establishing a context -- Introduction -- Native America--an historical overview -- The spiritual traditions of four Native American nations -- The Lenape (Delaware)--the grandfather nation -- The Ani'-Yun'-Wiya (Cherokee)--keeping the eternal fire burning -- The Lakota (Sioux)--the way of the sacred pipe -- The Din Ì(Navajo)--walking in beauty -- Pan-national movements and other issues -- The ghost dance--the coming of a new world -- The Native American church--peyote and pan-nationalism -- The ecocrisis and Native American spiritual traditions -- Epilogue -- Native American in the twenty-first century--looking to the future with hope.

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