Description
Individuals of all persuasions have become deeply interested in contemporary Sioux religious practices. These essays by tribal religious leaders, scholars, and other members of the Sioux communities in North and South Dakota deal with the more important questions about Sioux ritual and belief in relation to history, tradition, and the mainstream of American life.
Contents:
(1) Lakota Belief and Ritual in the Nineteenth Century, by Raymond J. DeMallie;
(2) Lakota Genesis: The Oral Tradition, by Elaine A. Jahner;
(3) The Sacred Pipe in Modern Life, by Arval Looking Horse;
(4) The Lakota Sun Dance: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, by Arthur Amiotte;
(5) The Establishment of Christianity Among the Sioux, by Vine V. Deloria, Sr.;
(6) Catholic Mission and the Sioux: A Crisis in the Early Paradigm, by Harvey Markowitz;
(7) Contemporary Catholic Mission Work Among the Sioux, by Robert Hilbert, S.}.;
(8) Christian Life Fellowship Church, by Mercy Poor Man;
(9) Indian Women and the Renaissance of Traditional Religion, by Beatrice Medicine;
(10) The Contemporary Yuwipi, by Thomas H. Lewis, M.D.;
(11) The Native American Church of Jesus Christ, by Emerson Spider, Sr.;
(12) Traditional Lakota Religion in Modern Life, by Robert Stead, with an Introduction by Kenneth Oliver; Suggestions for Further Reading; Bibliography.
Author: Raymond J. Demallie
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 03/15/1989
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.33h x 5.48w x 0.76d
ISBN13: 9780806121666
ISBN10: 0806121661
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Native American Studies
- Social Science | Sociology | General
- History | Indigenous Peoples in the Americas