The Peyote Religion Among the Navaho

The Peyote Religion Among the Navaho
Author: David Friend Aberle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 518
Release: 1966
Genre: Navajo Indians
ISBN:

This book deals with the history and nature of the peyote cult in the Navaho country, with long-continues resistance to the cult of teh majority of the tribe and the vast majority of the Tribal Council, and with the facotrs that promote indivisual acceptance of the cult and that account for variation in the level of acceptance of the cult in various communities.

Current Catalog

Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 656
Release: 1968
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Peyote Religion

Peyote Religion
Author: Omer Call Stewart
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1987
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780806124575

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.