| Black Elk's Religion Contributor(s): Holler, Clyde (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815603649 ISBN-13: 9780815603641 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: 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 and reinterpreted it in terms commensurate with Christianity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: 299.785 |
| LCCN: 95-20991 |
| Series: Iroquois and Their Neighbors |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.14" W x 9.06" (0.93 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Black Elk was one of the greatest religious thinkers produced by native North America, and the Sun Dance the central religious ritual of his Lakota tradition. |