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Book Cover for: Healers on the Mountain: And Other Myths of Native American Medicine, Teresa Pijoan

Healers on the Mountain: And Other Myths of Native American Medicine

Teresa Pijoan

A unique characteristic of Native American medicine is the belief that each patient holds a different spirit, and that the healing can only work when it affects the individual spirit. Mythology is essential to this healing process. The belief stories within these pages reflect a culture that holds both poignant and alarming lessons. Readers of this book will discover the intriguing past and knowledge of Native American history and beliefs which are more enlightening than they may have previously realized.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Sunstone Press
  • Publish Date: May 1st, 2010
  • Pages: 220
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.63in - 1.09lb
  • EAN: 9781632935854
  • Categories: Folk & TribalFolklore & MythologyNative American Studies

About the Author

Pijoan, Teresa: - Teresa Pijoan was raised as a young child on the San Juan Pueblo Reservation in New Mexico by her Barcelona-born father and her New York-born mother. When Teresa was twelve years old, her family moved to the Nambe Indian Reservation. She also spent several summers with her adopted aunt at Hopi. As a University of New Mexico at Valencia history professor, Teresa Pijoan, PhD, is an internationally acclaimed author, storyteller, and lecturer. She has won many awards for her teaching and her publications. Her other books from Sunstone Press are "American Indian Creation Myths," "Pueblo Indian Wisdom," "Ways of Indian Magic," "Native American Creation Stories of Family and Friendship," "Myths of Magical Native American Women Including Salt Woman Stories," "Water Stories of Native American and Asian Indians," and the novels "Dead Kachina Man," "Granger's Threat," and "Granger's Return."

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