Native American culture has a strong connection to the physical world, and the world beyond. Disturbances to the dead are disrespectful and are believed to bring suffering to the family of the departed. It will also bring great pain, even death to those who dare mess with any Native American spirit, dead or alive.
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Aug 2020
Emerging Into the Upper World
Born in darkness, deep within the earth, Ia’tik and Nao’tsiti were all each other had—until the voice of a spirit guided them into the barren world above. This creation tale comes from an American indigenous tribe of New Mexico, the Acoma Pueblo. Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More
51m 19s
May 2022
The Black Death | 5. death, sin & spirituality
The arrival of a terrifying pandemic made medieval people increasingly preoccupied with death, sin and the afterlife. In this episode, Ellie Cawthorne speaks to Helen Carr about spiritual responses to the Black Death, from special prayers to self-flagellation.
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