The Native American sweat lodge : history and legends
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
089594636X
ISBN 13
9780895946362
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1993
Publisher
Pages
145
Subject
Sweat lodges
Abstract
"Bruchac celebrates the importance of the sweat lodge in this overview of its history, meaning, and use to American Indians and other cultures. Includes 25 traditional Native American poems and stories."--WorldCat.org
Biblio Notes
Contents:
The Sweat Lodge --
Historical Survey. The Basic Types of Sweats. Early European Sweat Baths. Early Descriptions of Native American Sweats. The Repression of the Sweat Lodge --
The Parts of the Lodge. The Poles. The Covering. The Stones. The Pipe --
Creation. Noogami's Arrival (Micmac). The Creation of the Sweat Lodge (Dineh [Navajo]). The Giver (Joshua). The Naming of the Animals (Okanagan). Earth Namer (Maidu) --
The Lodge of Testing. The Bow Wrapped in Bark (Huron). The Hero Twins (Dineh [Navajo]). Mejo and The Bear (Naskapi). The Beaver Stick (Blackfeet). Chiloquin's Sweat (Klamath). The Sweat Lodge Without a Bucket (Watlala) --
When Trickster Enters the Lodge. Wolverine and Bear (Passamaquoddy). How Coyote Made the Seasons (Nez Perce). Coyote and Deer Spirit (Yakima). Coyote and Gray Giant (Dineh [Navajo]). Coyote and the Navajo (Hopi). A Dog for the Sweat Lodge (Cheyenne) --
The Healing Lodge. First Man and the Cedar Bough Lodge (Santee). The Coming of Medicines (Creek). Stone Boy (Lakota). Scar Face (Blackfeet). Weetucks Brings the Sweat (Wampanoag). The Blanket of Men's Eyes (Seneca). Turtle Man (Cheyenne).
The Sweat Lodge --
Historical Survey. The Basic Types of Sweats. Early European Sweat Baths. Early Descriptions of Native American Sweats. The Repression of the Sweat Lodge --
The Parts of the Lodge. The Poles. The Covering. The Stones. The Pipe --
Creation. Noogami's Arrival (Micmac). The Creation of the Sweat Lodge (Dineh [Navajo]). The Giver (Joshua). The Naming of the Animals (Okanagan). Earth Namer (Maidu) --
The Lodge of Testing. The Bow Wrapped in Bark (Huron). The Hero Twins (Dineh [Navajo]). Mejo and The Bear (Naskapi). The Beaver Stick (Blackfeet). Chiloquin's Sweat (Klamath). The Sweat Lodge Without a Bucket (Watlala) --
When Trickster Enters the Lodge. Wolverine and Bear (Passamaquoddy). How Coyote Made the Seasons (Nez Perce). Coyote and Deer Spirit (Yakima). Coyote and Gray Giant (Dineh [Navajo]). Coyote and the Navajo (Hopi). A Dog for the Sweat Lodge (Cheyenne) --
The Healing Lodge. First Man and the Cedar Bough Lodge (Santee). The Coming of Medicines (Creek). Stone Boy (Lakota). Scar Face (Blackfeet). Weetucks Brings the Sweat (Wampanoag). The Blanket of Men's Eyes (Seneca). Turtle Man (Cheyenne).
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