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Language: en
Pages: 240
Pages: 240
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Council Oak Books
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Language: en
Pages: 352
Pages: 352
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-04-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
For centuries, a persistent and important component of Lakota religious life has been the Inipi, the ritual of the sweat lodge. The sweat lodge has changed litt
Language: en
Pages: 360
Pages: 360
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Council Oak Books
To the Plains Indians, the Sun Dance has traditionally been a profound religious ceremony, the highest form of worship of the Most Holy One. Thomas E. Mails was
Language: en
Pages: 228
Pages: 228
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-08-31 - Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Native American tricksters can be buffoons, transformers, social critics, teachers, and mediators between human beings, nature, and the gods. A vibrant part of
Language: en
Pages: 338
Pages: 338
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Penguin
You’re no idiot, of course. You know that shamans are also known as medicine men and women, who use the power of the mind and call on spiritual helpers to hea