Art and religion are two words that have no equivalents in languages spoken by Native Americans. Yet these intensely spiritual people created objects for everyday use that are unsurpassed for sheer beauty, originality, and craftsmanship. The Spirit of Native America explains this apparent contradiction in language as rich in symbolism as the art itself. Stunning full-color photography augments the text, yielding a new perspective on this often misunderstood facet of Native American culture.
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Visually inspiring.,
By rrizal@earthlink.net (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Spirit of Native America: Beauty and Mysticism in American Indian Art (Paperback)
This book is a culmination of all that makes us part of the earth. The beauty that The American Indian sees is one of pure refinement and Mother Nature content. This book recently inspired a twelve-year old to paint, in an expression of renaissance art, for a history project at Malibu. High School. The picture is Crooked River, Maine (photographed by Willard Clay).
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Call me Spirit Seeker! Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spirit seekers, tin cones, tangible world Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Diego Museum of Man, Native American, Jerry Jacka, Dakota Sioux, Eastern Woodlands, Great Spirit of the Cosmos New!
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- Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions (Enriched Classics) by Richard Erdoes in Back Matter
- Teton Sioux Music by Frances Densmore in Back Matter
- Sitting Bull (Houghton Mifflin Leveled Library: Theme Book: The Dreamers) in Back Matter
- The Spiritual Legacy of the American Indian (Spiritual Legacy of American Indian Ppr) by Joseph Epes Brown in Back Matter
- Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by Nicholas Black Elk in Back Matter
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- Talking Leaves: Contemporary Native American Short Stories by Craig Lesley in Back Matter
- Becoming Brave: The Path to Native American Manhood by Laine Thom in Back Matter
- Stories for a Winter's Night by Maurice Kenny in Back Matter
- Native American Style: Harmonious and Spiritual Interiors by Elmo Baca on page 48
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