Bird Medicine The Sacred Power of Bird Shamanism

"Bird Medicine is wise, informative, folksy, and eminently readable. The narratives are clear and detailed, and Mr. Pritchard, noted scholar and author on Native American cultures, has the credibility to present them, being both a traditional 'insider' and an accredited Western scholar. Even more important, this volume fills a major gap in our knowledge of the natural myths of the Americas. I can see this book becoming required reading for secondary schools all over the country." E. H. Rick Jarow, Ph.D., professor of religious studies at Vassar College, former Mellon Fellow in t