{"collection":"Paganism & Neopaganism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/pag/ppr/index.htm","path":"pag/ppr/index.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/pag/ppr/index.htm","text":"Marah Ellis Ryan was a popular author,\nactress, and activist for Native American rights\nat the turn of the 19th century.\nShe wrote about twenty books between 1889 and 1924,\nprimarily sentimental novels.\nHer books are today very much out of style; none of them\nhas been reprinted in over forty years.\nBy Pagan, Ryan means 'non-Christian'.\nAlthough the focus of this collection is Native American traditions,\nit also includes Ancient Near Eastern, Muslim, Hindu and other prayers.\nRyan unknowingly anticipated the tendency of neo-Paganism\nto accumulate rituals and liturgy from a wide range of traditions.\nMany of the source books for Pagan Prayers are at this site, e.g.\nRig Veda Americanus\nand Rites and Laws of the Yncas.\nI'm still not sure about the details of Ryan's life or personal beliefs;\nattempts to research her on the Internet didn't turn up much, for once.\nAny information about her would be greatly appreciated.","title":"Pagan Prayers Index","type":"page"}