Sioux Indian religion : tradition and innovation
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
080612055X
ISBN 13
9780806120553
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1987
Publisher
Pages
243
Subject
Spirituality -- Lakota
Abstract
"This collection of essays on contemporary Sioux religion, strengthened by its reliance on mostly Sioux writers (voices), provides an important first step toward understanding the current directions of Sioux thought."--Back cover.
Description
viii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Biblio Notes
Contents:
I: Foundations of traditional Sioux religion --
Lakota belief and ritual in the nineteenth century / Raymond J. DeMallie --
Lakota genesis: the oral tradition / Elaine A. Jahner --
The sacred pipe in modern life / Arval Looking Horse --
The Lakota Sun Dance: historical and contemporary perspectives / Arthur Amiotte --
II: Christianity and the Sioux --
The establishment of Christianity among the Sioux / Vine V. Deloria, Sr. --
Catholic mission and the Sioux: a crisis in the early paradigm / Harvey Markowitz --
Contemporary Catholic mission work among the Sioux / Robert Hilbert, S.J. --
Christian Life Fellowship Church / Mercy Poor Man --
III: Traditional religion in the contemporary context --
Indian women and the renaissance of traditional religion / Beatrice Medicine --
The contemporary Yuwipi / Thomas H. Lewis, M.D. --
The Native American Church of Jesus Christ / Emerson Spider, Sr. --
Traditional Lakota religion in modern life / Robert Stead, with an introduction by Kenneth Oliver.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I: Foundations of traditional Sioux religion --
Lakota belief and ritual in the nineteenth century / Raymond J. DeMallie --
Lakota genesis: the oral tradition / Elaine A. Jahner --
The sacred pipe in modern life / Arval Looking Horse --
The Lakota Sun Dance: historical and contemporary perspectives / Arthur Amiotte --
II: Christianity and the Sioux --
The establishment of Christianity among the Sioux / Vine V. Deloria, Sr. --
Catholic mission and the Sioux: a crisis in the early paradigm / Harvey Markowitz --
Contemporary Catholic mission work among the Sioux / Robert Hilbert, S.J. --
Christian Life Fellowship Church / Mercy Poor Man --
III: Traditional religion in the contemporary context --
Indian women and the renaissance of traditional religion / Beatrice Medicine --
The contemporary Yuwipi / Thomas H. Lewis, M.D. --
The Native American Church of Jesus Christ / Emerson Spider, Sr. --
Traditional Lakota religion in modern life / Robert Stead, with an introduction by Kenneth Oliver.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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