The sacred pipe;
Black Elk, 1863-1950
The sacred pipe; Black Elk's account of the seven rites of the Oglala Sioux. Recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown. - [1st ed.] - Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1953] - xx, 144 p. ports. 24 cm. - The Civilization of the American Indian [v. 36] . - Civilization of the American Indian series ; [v. 36] .
CONTENTS: Preface -- Foreword Black Elk -- The gift of the sacred pipe -- The keeping of the soul -- The releasing of the soul -- Inipi: the rite of purification -- Hanblecheyapi: crying for a vision -- Wiwanyag wachipi: the sun dance -- Hunkapi: the making of relatives -- Ishna ta awi cha lowan: preparing a girl for womanhood -- Tapa wanka yap: the throwing of the ball -- Index
"An account of how the Oglala Sioux have come to know God, nature, and their fellow men."
53008810
Oglala Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
970.62 970.1* [299.7]
The sacred pipe; Black Elk's account of the seven rites of the Oglala Sioux. Recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown. - [1st ed.] - Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1953] - xx, 144 p. ports. 24 cm. - The Civilization of the American Indian [v. 36] . - Civilization of the American Indian series ; [v. 36] .
CONTENTS: Preface -- Foreword Black Elk -- The gift of the sacred pipe -- The keeping of the soul -- The releasing of the soul -- Inipi: the rite of purification -- Hanblecheyapi: crying for a vision -- Wiwanyag wachipi: the sun dance -- Hunkapi: the making of relatives -- Ishna ta awi cha lowan: preparing a girl for womanhood -- Tapa wanka yap: the throwing of the ball -- Index
"An account of how the Oglala Sioux have come to know God, nature, and their fellow men."
53008810
Oglala Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
970.62 970.1* [299.7]