The sacred pipe; Black Elk's account of the seven rites of the Oglala Sioux. Recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Civilization of the American Indian series ; [v. 36]Publication details: Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1953]Edition: [1st ed.]Description: xx, 144 p. ports. 24 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 970.62 970.1* [299.7]
Contents:
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
Summary: "An account of how the Oglala Sioux have come to know God, nature, and their fellow men."
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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."

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