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Peyote Religion

1987 Religion
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Release : 1987
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 575/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Peyote Religion by : Omer Call Stewart

Download or read book Peyote Religion written by Omer Call Stewart. This book was released on 1987. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the peyote plant, the birth of peyotism in western Oklahoma, its spread from Indian Territory to Mexico, the High Plains, and the Far West, its role among such tribes as the Comanche, Kiowa, Kiowa-Apache, Caddo, Wichita, Delaware, and Navajo Indians, its conflicts with the law, and the history of the Native American Church.

The Peyote Road

2012-11-08 History
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Release : 2012-11-08
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 961/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Peyote Road by : Thomas C. Maroukis

Download or read book The Peyote Road written by Thomas C. Maroukis. This book was released on 2012-11-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite challenges by the federal government to restrict the use of peyote, the Native American Church, which uses the hallucinogenic cactus as a religious sacrament, has become the largest indigenous denomination among American Indians today. The Peyote Road examines the history of the NAC, including its legal struggles to defend the controversial use of peyote. Thomas C. Maroukis has conducted extensive interviews with NAC members and leaders to craft an authoritative account of the church’s history, diverse religious practices, and significant people. His book integrates a narrative history of the Peyote faith with analysis of its religious beliefs and practices—as well as its art and music—and an emphasis on the views of NAC members. Deftly blending oral histories and legal research, Maroukis traces the religion’s history from its Mesoamerican roots to the legal incorporation of the NAC; its expansion to the northern plains, Great Basin, and Southwest; and challenges to Peyotism by state and federal governments, including the Supreme Court decision in Oregon v. Smith. He also introduces readers to the inner workings of the NAC with descriptions of its organizational structure and the Cross Fire and Half Moon services. The Peyote Road updates Omer Stewart’s classic 1987 study of the Peyote religion by taking into consideration recent events and scholarship. In particular, Maroukis discusses not only the church’s current legal issues but also the diminishing Peyote supply and controversies surrounding the definition of membership. Today approximately 300,000 American Indians are members of the Native American Church. The Peyote Road marks a significant case study of First Amendment rights and deepens our understanding of the struggles of NAC members to practice their faith.

Peyote Religious Art

1999 Art
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Release : 1999
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 962/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Peyote Religious Art by : Daniel C. Swan

Download or read book Peyote Religious Art written by Daniel C. Swan. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the vibrant traditional and folk arts inspired by the sacramental use of peyote by members of the Native American Church

People of the Peyote

1996 History
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Release : 1996
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 050/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis People of the Peyote by : Stacy B. Schaefer

Download or read book People of the Peyote written by Stacy B. Schaefer. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first substantial study of a Mexican Indian society that more than any other has preserved much of its ancient way of life and religion.

Peyotism and the Native American Church

2000-09-30 History
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Release : 2000-09-30
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 127/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Peyotism and the Native American Church by : Phillip M. White

Download or read book Peyotism and the Native American Church written by Phillip M. White. This book was released on 2000-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The largest religion begun, organized, and directed by and for Native Americans, Peyotism includes the use of peyote in its ceremonies. As a sacred plant of divine origin, peyote use was well established in religious rituals in pre-Columbian Mexico. Toward the end of the 19th century Peyotism spread to the Indians of Texas and the Southwest, and it spread rapidly in the United States after the subsidence of the Ghost Dance. It persists today among Native Americans in Northern Mexico, the United States, and Southern Canada. Possibly because of the controversy over peyote use, a lot has been written about the Native American Church. This bibliography provides a useful guide for scholars, students, and Native Americans who want to research Peyotism. The bibliography includes books and book chapters, master's theses, Ph.D. dissertations, magazine and journal articles, conference papers, museum publications, U.S. government publications, audiovisual materials, and World Wide Web sites. In addition, it includes selected articles from newspapers, law reviews, medical and psychiatric journals, and scientific journals that provide information on Peyotism. A valuable research guide, the bibliography will help to provide a greater understanding of the history, ceremonies, and significance of the pan-Indian religion.

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