Yuwipi: Vision and Experience in Oglala Ritual

$14.95

ISBN: 9780803287105
Dewey: 299.74
LCC Number: E99.O3P683
Author: William K Powers
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Pages: 113
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Yuwipi is the present-day Oglala Sioux version of an ancient and widespread ritual in which a shaman is bound and, in the darkness, call spirits to come and free him and to communicate with his audience.

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Yuwipi is the Oglala Sioux version of an ancient and widespread ritual in which a shaman is bound and, in the darkness, calls spirits to come and free him and to communicate with his audience. This book shows how this ritual is related to two other old institutions, the vision quest and the sweat lodge.

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Weight 0.31 lbs
Dimensions 8 × 5.27 × 0.31 in
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