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Merton & Indigenous Wisdom
The previous six volumes in our series—Merton and Sufism, Merton and Buddhism, Merton and Judaism, Merton and Taoism, Merton and the Protestant Tradition, Merton and Hesychasm—feature essays by international scholars that assess the value of Merton’s contributions to inter-religious dialogue. This seventh volume in our series gathers reflections that expose Merton’s appreciation for the spiritual and religious genius of American and Canadian indigenous peoples. A new translation of his “Preface for Latin American Readers” is a significant manifesto of Merton’s universality and “catholic” approach to the phenomenon of seeking God and the Sacred in all the world’s cultures. The essays included are replete with passages from Merton’s writings and transcriptions from his recovered weekly talks to the novices at the monastery of Gethsemani, where he lived until his untimely death in 1968.
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Merton & Indigenous Wisdom
The previous six volumes in our series—Merton and Sufism, Merton and Buddhism, Merton and Judaism, Merton and Taoism, Merton and the Protestant Tradition, Merton and Hesychasm—feature essays by international scholars that assess the value of Merton’s contributions to inter-religious dialogue. This seventh volume in our series gathers reflections that expose Merton’s appreciation for the spiritual and religious genius of American and Canadian indigenous peoples. A new translation of his “Preface for Latin American Readers” is a significant manifesto of Merton’s universality and “catholic” approach to the phenomenon of seeking God and the Sacred in all the world’s cultures. The essays included are replete with passages from Merton’s writings and transcriptions from his recovered weekly talks to the novices at the monastery of Gethsemani, where he lived until his untimely death in 1968.
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Merton & Indigenous Wisdom

Merton & Indigenous Wisdom

by Peter Savastano PhD (Editor)
Merton & Indigenous Wisdom

Merton & Indigenous Wisdom

by Peter Savastano PhD (Editor)

Overview

The previous six volumes in our series—Merton and Sufism, Merton and Buddhism, Merton and Judaism, Merton and Taoism, Merton and the Protestant Tradition, Merton and Hesychasm—feature essays by international scholars that assess the value of Merton’s contributions to inter-religious dialogue. This seventh volume in our series gathers reflections that expose Merton’s appreciation for the spiritual and religious genius of American and Canadian indigenous peoples. A new translation of his “Preface for Latin American Readers” is a significant manifesto of Merton’s universality and “catholic” approach to the phenomenon of seeking God and the Sacred in all the world’s cultures. The essays included are replete with passages from Merton’s writings and transcriptions from his recovered weekly talks to the novices at the monastery of Gethsemani, where he lived until his untimely death in 1968.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781891785993
Publisher: Fons Vitae of Kentucky, Incorporated
Publication date: 01/21/2020
Series: The Fons Vitae Thomas Merton Series
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Peter Savastano is an Episcopal Priest. He holds a BA in Religious Studies and Philosophy from Montclair State University and an M.Phil and PhD. in Religion and Society from Drew University. His areas of expertise are: the Anthropology of Religion with a focus on Christian (Anglican, Catholic and Orthodox) mysticism, vernacular devotional practices, and issues of sexuality and gender in relation to Anglicanism, Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy; Islamic Mysticism (Sufism) and Western Esotericism; the Anthropology of Consciousness with a focus on trance, and other psi phenomena such as spontaneous healing, visionary experiences, NDEs and premonitional dreams; World Indigenous sacred ritual and healing traditions, most especially American Indian traditions and African Diasporic traditions. He has been studying the works of Thomas Merton since early adolescence and teaches a course entitled "Thomas Merton, Religion and Culture". Peter Savastano is Associate Professor of the Anthropology and Religious Studies at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Thomas Merton's Prayer xi

Introduction Peter Savastano xiii

The Indians of the American Imagination Vine Deloria, Jr. 1

Thomas Merton and Native America Lewis Mehl-Madrona Barbara Mainguy 21

North American Aboriginal Spirituality and Thomas Merton's Christianity Lewis Mehl-Madrona Barbara Mainguy 43

Ishi, A Parable for Our Time Robert G. Toth 83

Paying His Debts to Native American Peoples: Thomas Merton on the "Spiritual Richness of the Indian Religious Genius" Donald P. St. John 93

Seeking Truth Elsewhere: Thomas Merton and Entheogens William Torres 143

The Spirit of the Tlingits Kathleen Witkowska Tarr 163

Dancing Deeply in the Thicket of the Cross: Thomas Merton's Openness to First Nation Arts as Icons of Traditional Belief Systems Allan M. McMillan 183

With Malinowski in the Postmodern Desert: Merton, Anthropology, and the Ethnopoetics of the Geography of Lograire Malgorzata Poks 223

Introduction to the Preface for Latin American Readers in Merton's Obras Completas (Complete Works) Marcela Raggio 251

Preface for Latin American Readers in Merton's Obras Completas (Complete Works) Thomas Merton 261

Contributors 267

Acknowledgments 271

Appendix Obras Completas 273

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