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Peyote Hunt
"Ramón Medina Silva, a Huichol Indian shaman priest or mara'akame, instructed me in many of his culture's myths, rituals, and symbols, particularly those pertaining to the sacred untiy of deer, maize, and peyote. The significance of this constellation of symbols was revealed to me most vividly when I accompanied Ramón on the Huichol's annual ritual return to hunt the peyote in the sacred land of Wirikuta, in myth and probably in history the place from which the Ancient Ones (ancestors and deities of the present-day Indians) came before settling in their present home in the mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental in north-central Mexico. My work with Ramón preceded and followed our journey, but it was this peyote hunt that held the key to, and constituted the climax of, his teachings."--from the Preface
Number Our Days
Anthropologist Myerhoff's penetrating exploration of the aging process is brilliant sociology--as well as living history--that tells readers about the importance of ritual, the agonies of aging, and the indomitable human spirit. "(The book) shines with the luminous wit of old age".--Robert Bly.
Stories as Equipment for Living
Takes us deeper into Barbara Myerhoff's examination of the place of narrative in human life, providing a treasury of reflection, experience, and wisdom as colorful as any collection of tales
Remembered Lives
What it's like to grow older in America, as revealed by an anthropologist who listened to the stories of the elderly.
Secular Ritual
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Remembered Lives
What it's like to grow older in America, as revealed by an anthropologist who listened to the stories of the elderly.
Life's Career-Aging
'The book could open up a fruitful controversy in social gerontology and should become part of the library of every social gerontologist' -- Contemporary Sociology 'A unique contribution to cross-cultural studies in aging' -- Choice 'Worthwhile reading for any human service professional dealing with the aged' -- Social Work
Living My Life
The autobiography of the early radical leader and her participation in communist, anarchist, and feminist activities
People of the Peyote
The first substantial study of a Mexican Indian society that more than any other has preserved much of its ancient way of life and religion.
