Black Elk,  1863-1950 <br/><br/>
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] .
<br/><br/>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       
<br/><br/> "An account of how the Oglala Sioux have come to know God,  nature, and their fellow men." 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>53008810 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Oglala Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>970.62  970.1*  [299.7]