PAPER, J.: OFFERING SMOKE. THE SACRED PIPE AND NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGION. , 1988, xvi 161 p. color laminas.Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.
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Jordan Paper is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at York University, Ontario, Canada.
Paper presents an encyclopedic array of archaeological, as well as documentary, evidence in support of his conclusions. --Western Historical Quarterly
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Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket. 8vo large pp.161. Some sunning to spine. book. Seller Inventory # 319055
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Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Colour Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. SUBTITLED : ` The Sacred Pipe and Native American Religion '. Page 3 of this 161 page volume, briefly discusses whether tobacco is a psychoactive plant. Read more about : monitor pipe, panther effogy, keel bowl, 1978 Joint Resolution, Father Steinmetz, inlaid shell decor, Manitou, Wonnebago, Four Directions, Great Spirit, bison hunt, buffalo dung, and tobacco. IIlustrated by section of colour photos at center, with an extensive `References' section at back. Also an INDEX. Cond : Paper wrapper is greenish-brown in colour with black lettering and a (c. 1830, Ojibwa) ceremonial pipe. Colours bright, binding tight. Stamp of p/o in three places. Else collectible ! QUote (p. 62) : " The instructive spirits are identical with the originating spirits, but have a different, albeit complementary, role. They are the sacred buffoons, who teach the people proper ._._._. . " Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 014317
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Seller: Librairie La forêt des Livres, Lévis, QC, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Frontispeace of the pipe on cover. two maps and drawings of pipe heads. Profusely illustrated with 42 lavish color photographs in center book. Seller Inventory # R4930
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. In Excellent Condition - Name Inside Front Cover For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos Provides An Introduction To An Aspect Of Native American Culture Heretofore Never Explored In Such Careful Regard For The Religious And Cultural Sensitivities. Seller Inventory # 002335
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