Sacred Earth: The Spiritual Landscape of Native America

Sacred Earth: The Spiritual Landscape of Native America by Arthur Versluis

This eye-opening journey through the terrain of Native American spirituality contrasts contemporary society's rejection of the sacred--and its arrogant belief in its own power to control the cosmos--with native traditions of reverence for the earth. The author reconstructs the archetypal and symbolic significance of indigenous rituals and sacred sites, placing Native American spirituality in the context of the world's great religions. The comparison illustrates the richness and universality of the native approach to the earth as a cherished being and reveals the poverty of our present-day attitudes toward the natural environment and its living creatures. This book is an urgent call to rediscover and become firmly grounded on the sacred earth again

About the Author

Arthur Versluis is the editor-in-chief of Esoterica and the founding president of the Association for the Study of Esotericism. He is the author of numerous books, including Sacred Earth, Restoring Paradise, The New Inquisitions and The Secret History of Western Sexual Mysticism. He lives in Michigan where he is a professor of American Studies at Michigan State University.

Product details

Paperback: 176 pages

Publisher: Inner Traditions; Original ed. edition (June 1, 1992)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0892813520

ISBN-13: 978-0892813520

Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches