Encyclopedia of World Cultures: North AmericaG.K. Hall, 1991 - 425 עמודים Covers the cultures of Canada, Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), and the United States. The cultures of North America now fall into three general categories: (1) Native Americans, the modern-day descendants of the original inhabitants of North America; (2) folk cultures, such as the Amish; and (3) ethnic groups composed of people who share a common sense of identity on the basis of national origin, race, or religion, such as African Americans. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-3 מתוך 70
עמוד 73
... associated with witchcraft . Curing consisted of herbal medicines , ritual puri- fications , and the enlistment of spirit helpers to drive out evil forces . Western clinical medicine is generally used today , but native Choctaw doctors ...
... associated with witchcraft . Curing consisted of herbal medicines , ritual puri- fications , and the enlistment of spirit helpers to drive out evil forces . Western clinical medicine is generally used today , but native Choctaw doctors ...
עמוד 130
... associated with good , and a lower world beneath the earth , associated with evil . The Fox be- lieved themselves to be the grandchildren of the earth and all that grew on it . Fox supernatural beings included Great or Gentle Manitou ...
... associated with good , and a lower world beneath the earth , associated with evil . The Fox be- lieved themselves to be the grandchildren of the earth and all that grew on it . Fox supernatural beings included Great or Gentle Manitou ...
עמוד 339
... associated with partic- ular families and were handed down along family lines from one generation to the next as they often are today . The 1906 Alaska Native Allotment Act was extinguished in 1971 by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement ...
... associated with partic- ular families and were handed down along family lines from one generation to the next as they often are today . The 1906 Alaska Native Allotment Act was extinguished in 1971 by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement ...
תוכן
Elizabeth Holthaus Norma J Diamond | 19 |
Henry Ford Community College | 23 |
Mary E Andereck Irish Travelers | 31 |
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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
Encyclopedia of World Cultures: North America <span dir=ltr>David Levinson</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 1991 |
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