{"product_id":"where-the-lightning-strikes-isbn-9780143038818","title":"Where the Lightning Strikes","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eHow the World Moves\u003c\/i\u003e: A revelatory new look at the hallowed, diverse, and threatened landscapes of the American Indian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years , Native Americans have told stories about the powers of revered landscapes and sought spiritual direction at mysterious places in their homelands. In this important book, respected scholar and anthropologist Peter Nabokov writes of a wide range of sacred places in Native America. From the “high country” of California to Tennessee’s Tellico Valley, from the Black Hills of South Dakota to Rainbow Canyon in Arizona, each chapter delves into the relationship between Indian cultures and their environments and describes the myths and legends, practices, and rituals that sustained them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired and highly informative . . . those wishing to understand the embattled Indian religion, and its profound relationship to the earth, won’t find a better guide than Nabokov. (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e)Peter Nabokov is professor of American Indian Studies and World Arts and Cultures at UCLA. His previous books include \u003cb\u003eA Forest of Time\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNative American Testimony\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNative American Architecture\u003c\/b\u003e (with Robert Easton), \u003cb\u003eIndian Running\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTwo Leggings: The Making of a Crow Warrior\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eArchitecture of Acoma Pueblo\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300879978725,"sku":"NP9780143038818","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143038818.jpg?v=1767744060","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/where-the-lightning-strikes-isbn-9780143038818","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}