| Big Medicine from Six Nations Contributor(s): Williams, Ted C. (Author), Roberts, Debra (Editor), Roberts, Debra (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0815610947 ISBN-13: 9780815610946 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - Literary Collections | Native American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Series: Iroquois and Their Neighbors |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6" W x 8.96" (1.01 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Big Medicine from Six Nations is a series of reminiscences and essays by the late Ted Williams, on the themes of "Medicine" (physical/spiritual/psychic healing). Williams intertwines the lore and lifeways of his Tuscarora upbringing, illustrating the dynamic encounter of tradition and innovation at the heart of contemporary Haudenosaunee culture. At the same time, Williams writes with an irreverence, irony, and good humor unmistakably his own.Colored by Ted's wry and irreverent wit, Big Medicine from Six Nations amply fulfills the promise of its title. It offers a fascinating view, not only of herbal medicine, but of prayers, omens, feasts, vision quests, sweat lodges, spirits, humor, and the sacred teachings of the Great Law of the Great Peace. But readers will find that there is more to this book, about the "spiritual mechanics" of humankind writ large. |