ISBN:
0806120681
,
0806124571
Language:
English
Pages:
XVII, 454 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Series Statement:
The civilization of the American Indian series 181
Series Statement:
The civilization of the American Indian series
DDC:
299.78
Keywords:
Indiens - Amérique du Nord - Religion
;
Indios de América del Norte - Religión y mitología
;
Peyotl - Culte - Histoire
;
Geschichte
;
Indianer
;
Peyotism History
;
Indians of North America Religion
;
Geschichte
;
Peyotekult
;
Peyotekult
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
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.
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