The Black Elk's account of the seven rites of the Oglala Sioux Black Elk 1863-1950 creator Brown, Joseph Epes ed. text oku Norman University of Oklahoma Press [1953] 1953 [1st ed.] monographic eng

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xx, 144 p. ports. 24 cm. "An account of how the Oglala Sioux have come to know God, nature, and their fellow men." 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 Recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown. Oglala Indians Rites and ceremonies 970.62 970.1* [299.7] 53008810 740109 20181127184932.0 8035