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Wakinyan : Lakota religion in the twentieth century / Stephen E. Feraca.

Feraca, Stephen E., 1934- (Author).

Summary:

Wakinyan is an excellent overview of Lakota religious thought and practice, introducing readers to its essential components. Through finely detailed descriptions of rituals and various types of religious figures, Stephen E. Feraca explains the significance of such practices as the Sun Dance, sweat lodge ritual, vision quest, Yuwipi ritual, and peyote use. He also discusses the significance of herbs and religious artifacts and objects and explains the roles and responsibilities of medicine men and other religious practitioners.

First written as a report for the Department of the Interior in 1963, Wakinyan has long been recognized as a classic study of Lakota religion. This edition retains most of the original text, with its first-rate ethnographic descriptions of religious practices. The author's new endnotes bring the reader up to date on changes in Lakota religion during the last three decades.

Record details

ISBN: 9780803269057
ISBN: 0803269056
Physical Description: xvi, 104 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2001, ©1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Bison books." First written as a report for the Department of the Interior in 1963.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-104).
Formatted Contents Note:	Brief history of the Lakotas -- The Sun Dance -- The vision quest -- Yuwípi -- Other ceremonies and practices -- Peyotism -- Herbalism.