About the author
Gerald Hausman is an American author known for retelling folklore, myth, and oral tradition, particularly material drawn from Native American, Caribbean, and Jamaican sources. His Meditations with Animals, published in 1986, was compiled as the first bestiary drawn from Native American traditions, gathering stories and poems that show the roles animals play across a range of tribal spiritual histories. Rastafarian Children of Solomon draws on interviews Hausman conducted with bush doctors, healers, and Rastafarians during fifteen years living in Jamaica, tracing Rastafari spirituality back to the Kebra Nagast. Meditations with the Navajo similarly gathers prayers, songs, and stories centered on Navajo ideas of harmony and healing. Across a long career with publishers including Bear & Company, Hausman has worked primarily as a collector and reteller of oral traditions rather than an academic ethnographer, producing books meant to carry these traditions to a general readership.
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💬 What our editors say about Gerald Hausman's books
“This pioneering bestiary offers a compelling glimpse into Native American spiritual histories through poetic verse and stories. It successfully illuminates the profound significance of animal guides in shaping indigenous…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Meditations with Animals: A Native American Bestiary (Original)
“Hausman provides a profound, firsthand exploration of Rastafarian beliefs, grounding them in the legendary Kebra Nagast. The strength lies in his fifteen years of immersion, offering candid interviews that illuminate daily…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Rastafarian Children of Solomon: The Legacy of the Kebra Nagast and the Path to Peace and Understanding
“Hausman provides a luminous anthology that successfully translates complex Navajo spirituality into accessible guided meditations. The pairing of myths like those of Coyote and Changing Woman with introspective exercises creates…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Meditations with the Navajo: Prayers, Songs, and Stories of Healing and Harmony (Original)
📋 Editions by Gerald Hausman in the catalog
| Edition | Year | Publisher | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meditations with Animals: A Native American Bestiary (Original) | 1986 | Bear & Company | 144 | 9780939680269 |
| Rastafarian Children of Solomon: The Legacy of the Kebra Nagast | — | Bear & Company | 152 | 9781591431541 |
| Meditations with the Navajo: Prayers, Songs, and Stories of Heal | — | Bear & Company | 144 | 9781879181670 |
