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Native American sacred sites: case studies in preservation and protection

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Title	Native American sacred sites: case studies in preservation and protection
Author	Fearnbach, Heather
Date	1997
Coverage	20th century
Publisher	Middle Tennessee State University
Place of Publication	Murfreesboro, TN
Description	A history thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Arts
Abstract	This thesis examines the difficulties associated with the preservation and protection of Native American sacred landscapes. It does not attempt to be comprehensive, but instead uses specific sites in the western half of the United States as case studies and highlights the issues raised by them. In order to create a context from which to make suggestions for the preservation and protection of Native American sacred sites, a clear definition of the nature of sacred places is imperative. The first chapter attempts to define the term "sacred" in terms of an Indian belief system. Native American origin myths, a circular sense of time, and the nature of sacred geography represent important components of this definition. Examples of Navajo sacred sites in the Four Corners area of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah illustrate the profound connection of Indian religion to landscape and personal identity. The types of Native American sacred sites as delineated by authors such as Vine Deloria Jr. and Andrew Gulliford are also discussed in this section...
Physical Description	[ix], 173 leaves : typed ; 28 cm
Series	History Department, M.T.S.U.
Subject-LCSH	Indians of North America Sacred space -- North America
Type	Text
Format	application/pdf
Genre	Thesis
Medium	Paper
Extent	185 p
Language	eng
Copyright Status	Copyright protected. Reproduced with permission of the author.
Conditions for use	Copyright maintained by author. Academic and personal use only.
Contributing Institution	James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file	ht_fearnbach.pdf

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