A Study Of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice And Folk Beliefs

In the medicine lodges and woodland clearings of the Delaware Lenape, illness was never merely physical; it lived at the meeting point of herb, ritual, and spirit. Nothing here is second-hand testimony. Mohegan anthropologist and medicine woman Gladys Tantaquidgeon records, with rare authority and respect, the Delaware Indian medicine practices that shaped Delaware Lenape traditional culture and spiritual life.Blending Native American ethnography with an anthropological study of religion, Tantaquidgeon traces how healers and ritual specialists understood power, prayer and responsibility to the unseen. She documents Lenape folk beliefs and rituals, sacred narratives surrounding illness and protection, and the traditional Indigenous healing methods rooted in Native herbalism and folklore. At once rigorous fieldwork and profound Indigenous folklore study, this classic account opens an intimate window onto Eastern Woodlands Native culture and the relationship between land, plant knowledge and ceremonial life.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Essential reading for anthropology students, researchers and anyone seeking serious Native American religion books, it also stands as a key Indigenous studies reference book for libraries and scholars. Whether approached as cultural history, spiritual testimony or a carefully crafted sourcebook, this enduring work repays close reading and offers lasting value to both curious readers and devoted collectors.

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