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S'està carregant… White Roots of Peace: Iroquois Book of Life (1946 original; edició 1994)de Paul A. W. Wallace, John Kahionhes Fadden (Il·lustrador)
Informació de l'obraWhite Roots of Peace: The Iroquois Book of Life de Paul A. W. Wallace (1946)
   Cap No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.   PAFM | Oct 19, 2019 |  A Huron by birth, Deganawidah set out to the land of the Iroquois during a time of terrible strife. His "Good News of Peace and Power," and the new mindset that it represented eventually transformed the five nations of the Iroquois (the Tuscarora were not to join the League until much later), and after the evil Onondaga chief Atotarho was converted, Deganawidah and Hiawatha instituted the rituals, policies, and customs that make up the "Great Law" upon which the Confederacy is based. This is a story whose political and religious components are inseparable - Deganawidah is clearly a prophet in the metaphysical sense, the miracles that accompany his progress and his assurances that he carries the "Mind of the Master of Life" attest to this. Parts of the story were reminiscent of things in the Christian tradition - like Jesus, the Peacemaker was born of a virgin mother; while Christ walked on water, Deganawidah sailed across it on a white stone canoe; both brought messages of peace. But unlike Christ, Deganawidah was interested in setting up earthly institutions, his message of peace not aimed towards after-life salvation, but the harmony of inter-human relations. His vision was both spiritual and political... Well worth reading, on many different levels. Full of valuable information for both the historian and folklorist, this is also a beautiful story and an important spiritual document. This edition, released in 1993, includes a foreword by Leon Shenandoah (Chief of the Onondaga and Tadodaho from 1967-1996), and a historical epilogue by the scholar John Mohawk, which provides a very brief synopsis of the history of the Six Nations from the American Revolution to the present day. The black and white illustrations are done by John Kahionhes Fadden. (  ) AbigailAdams26 | Jun 5, 2013 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Be strong of mind, O chiefs: Carry no anger and hold no grudges. Think not forever of yourselves, O chiefs, nor of your own generation. Think of continuing generations of our families, think of our grandchildren and of those yet unborn, whose faces are coming from beneath the ground. (Deganawidah) Paul Wallace retells the orally transmitted epic of Deganawidah, the Peacemaker, the charismatic spiritual leader who, over 500 years ago, brought warring tribes of the Northeast together to form the Iroquois Confederacy. The Peacemaker's work is preserved in the Confederacy's traditional constitution, which had a largely unacknowledged impact in shaping the American Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. The Confederacy remains united under the Peacemaker's unbroken lineage, today represented by the Tadodaho (chief), the temporal and spiritual leader of the Six Nations. In his epilogue, John Mohawk chronicles the Confederacy's struggles to preserve its lands and sovereign dignity since the 18th century. The teachings of the Peacemaker remain vital today, offering an inspired model for consensus-building among nations and peoples throughout the world. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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