Lakota Belief and Ritual
by James R. Walker
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Author: James R. WalkerEditor: Elaine A. Jahner
Editor: Raymond J. DeMallie
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-05-01
ISBN: 0803297319
Number of pages: 369
Publisher: Bison Books
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Book Review: Lakota Belief and Ritual
Summary: 5 Stars
this is a complete coverage of lakota natural spirituality inherited from their holy men, medicine men, and vision quests, preserved by their people orally and ceremonially, handed down from grandfather to father to son, grandmother to mother to daughter.
all seven rites are covered, given to them by white buffalo calf woman, a spirit woman.
the use of the sacred catlinite pipe, vision quest, sweat lodge purification, worship, and adoption rites, the sun dance sacrifice ceremony, initiation of a child/woman, mourning for a lost family member, and purification of ceremonial items are covered.
this book is a must read for all who would try to understand the complex interwoven spirituality that permeates the daily life of a lakota holy man or holy woman. theirs is not a religion that you can put on or take off once a week, but a personal relationship with the creator and all of creation, and the quality of it reflects directly back on them. it is personal because it was intended to be personal and intimate to each person, and they attend the ceremonies with respect shared among all.
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"The real value of "Lakota Belief and Ritual" is that it provides raw narratives without any pretension of synthesis or analysis, as well as insightful biographical information on the man who contributed more than any other individual to our understanding of early Oglala ritual and belief". ("Plains Anthropologist"). "In the writing of Indian history, historians and other scholars seldom have the opportunity to look at the past through 'native eyes' or to immerse themselves in documents created by In-dians. For the Oglala and some of the other divisions of the Lakota, the Walker materials provide this kind of experience in fascinating and rich detail during an important transition period in their history." ("Minnesota History"). "This collection of documents is especially remarkable because it preserves individual variations of traditional wisdom from a whole generation of highly developed wicasa wakan (holy men)..."Lakota Belief and Ritual" is a wasicun (container of power) that can make traditional Lakota wisdom assume new life." (American Indian Quarterly"). "A work of prime importance...its publication represents a major addition to our knowledge of the Lakotas' way of life". ("Journal of American Folklore"). Raymond J. DeMallie, director of the American Indian Studies Research Institute and a professor of anthropology at Indiana University, is the editor of James R. Walker's "Lakota Society" (1982) and of "The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt" (1984, a Bison Book), both published by the University of Nebraska Press. Elaine A. Jahner, a professor of English at Dartmouth College, has edited "Walker's Lakota Myth" (1983), also a Bison Book.State & Local Books
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