Black Elk's Religion

by Clyde Holler

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In this religious history of the spiritual life of the great Lakota leader Black Elk, Clyde Holler reconstructs the development of the Lakota Sun Dance--the central religious ritual of the Lakota tradition, which is essential to understanding Black Elk's thought. This comprehensive study of the dance, which was banned by the U.S. government in 1883, shows how Black Elk adapted the dance to the conditions and circumstances of reservation life and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0815603649

ISBN13:9780815603641

Release Date:November 1995

Publisher:Syracuse University Press

Length:246 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Catholicism Christian Books & Bibles Earth-Based Religions Ethnic & National Native American Native American Studies

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