Screen LibrarySundancing : the great Sioux piercing ritual /
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 invited to attend and record in detail the Sioux Sun Dances at Rosebud and Pine Ridge. This was a singular honor no white man has been acco...
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Council Oak Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Tulsa, OK : |
| Publication Dates: | [1998] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: |
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 invited to attend and record in detail the Sioux Sun Dances at Rosebud and Pine Ridge. This was a singular honor no white man has been accorded before or since. The result is this groundbreaking work, illustrated with rare photographs and stunning four-color paintings. |
| Item Description: |
Originally published: Sundancing at Rosebud and Pine Ridge. Sioux Falls, S.D. : Center for Western Studies, 1978. Exchange. |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 338 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-201) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781571780621 1571780629 |
| Index Number: | E99 |
| CLC: | B928.712 |
| Call Number: | B928.712/M222/2nd ed. |
| Contents: |
Prelude to the Sun Dance: Where the Past Still Lives in the Present / Terminology and Sources / Sioux History: Tetons, Oglalas, Brules / The Vow and the Sun Dance Pledgers of 1974 / The Vision Quest / jesse White Lance and the Sun Dance of August 1956 / Preparations for the Sun Dance of 1974 / Preparations for the Sun Dance of 1975 / The Sweatlodge and the Sacred Rite of Purification / The Mystery Circle and the Sacred Pipe / The Mystery Circle Altar / The Preparations Tipi / The Sacred Tree of 1974 / The Sun Dance Costume and Body Paint / Sun Gazing and Dancing / The Rosebud Sun Dance of july 3-6, 1975 / The Pine Ridge Sun Dance / Postlude to the Sun Dance / |