Wakinyan : Lakota religion in the twentieth century

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780803269057
ISBN: 0803269056
Physical Description: print
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.