01311cam a2200241 4500 8035 20181127184932.0 740109s1953 okuc 000 0 eng 53008810 970.62 970.1* [299.7] 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] 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." Oglala Indians Rites and ceremonies. Brown, Joseph Epes, ed. Civilization of the American Indian series ; [v. 36] 6917 6917 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2022-01-12 12123 0 306 BRO 30012290 2023-09-11 00:00:00 2018-11-27 MAIN