Indigenous Religious Traditions in 5 Minutes

Molly Bassett is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. Natalie Avalos is an Assistant Professor in the Ethnic Studies department at University of Colorado Boulder. Molly Bassett is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. Natalie Avalos is an Assistant Professor in the Ethnic Studies department at University of Colorado Boulder.

• PrefaceMolly Bassett and Natalie AvalosIndigeneity and ReligionWhy does the title of this book use the phrase “Indigenous Religious Traditions” rather than “Indigenous Religions?”Tisa Wenger, Yale UniversityWhat makes a religion an ‘Indigenous religion’?Graham Harvey, The Open UniversityWere all religions at one time ‘Indigenous’?Tyler Tully, University of OxfordAre Indigenous religions only those practiced by Indigenous people?Angela Puca, Leeds Trinity UniversityWhy is "religion" a problematic category for understanding Indigenous traditions?Philip Arnold, Syracuse UniversityHow do ideas about race shape understandings of Native American religious life?Sarah Dees, Iowa State UniversityWhy Are Indigenous African and Afro-Diasporic Religions Relevant to You?Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Bowdoin College, & Oludamini Ogunnaike, University of Virginia What makes Vodou an Indigenous tradition?James Padilioni, Jr., Swarthmore College What’s the difference between Vodou, Voudou, and Voodoo?Emily Clark, Gonzaga UniversityIs Adivasi religion the same as Hinduism?William Elison, University of CaliforniaIs Neo-Paganism an Indigenous religious tradition?Abel R. Gomez, University of OklahomaThe Study of Indigenous Religious TraditionsWhat moral responsibilities do scholars and students have in studying Indigenous religions?Afe Adogame, Princeton Theological SeminaryWhy is repatriation a religious issue for many Native communities?Greg Johnson, University of CaliforniaIs an academic approach to Indigenous religions innately colonizing?Afe AdogameWhat is animism?Graham HarveyHow do archaeologists study religion in the Indigenous past?Mallory Matsumoto, University of TexasWhat’s the deal with cultural appropriation?Gregory Alles, McDaniel CollegeWas the Washington R*dskins cultural appropriation?Matt Sheedy, Universität Bonn Indigenous Religious TraditionsWhat is a Land-based religious tradition?Dana Lloyd, Villanova UniversityDo Indigenous Peoples believe plants, animals, and waters have personhood?Meaghan Weatherdon, University of San DiegoWhat does it mean when Indigenous peoples say animals are sacred?Kelsey Dayle John, University of Arizona What role does pilgrimage play in Indigenous religious life? Paul Gareau & Jeanine LeBlanc, both at University of Alberta Are Indigenous peoples inherently environmentalists?Dennis Kelley, University of MissouriWhy is the public expression of Indigenous Religion political?Stacie Swain, University of VictoriaWhat are Native American foodways, and how are they religious?Andrea McComb Sanchez, University of Arizona What do Indigenous religious traditions in the Americas have in common?Inés Hernandez-Avila, University of CaliforniaWhat are ancestor spirits, and what role do they play in Hawaiian religious life?Marie Alohalani Brown, University of Hawai'i What is the Ghost Dance?Tiffany Hale, Barnard College, Columbia UniversityHow are Indigenous narratives and oral traditions like “texts?”Dennis KelleyWhat do trickster tales tell us about human beings, and why are they important in Indigenous cultures?Davíd Carrasco, Harvard University How do Indigenous religions approach disability?Zara Surratt, University of North CarolinaAre Indigenous religious traditions patriarchal?Donnie Begay, University of Divinity, AustraliaDid Indigenous people really honor LGBT/Two-Spirit people?Lisa Poirier, DePaul UniversityIndigenous FuturityIndigenous futurism … is that like science fiction?Matt Sheedy