A profoundly spiritual book, "Yuwipi" describes a present-day
Oglala Sioux healing ritual that is performed for a wide range of
personal crises. The vivid narrative centers on the experience of a
hypothetical father and son in need of spiritual and physical
assistance.
The author combines the Yuwipi ceremony with two ancient Sioux
rituals often performed in conjunction with it, the vision quest
and the sweat lodge. Wayne Runs Again, suffering from alcoholism
and worried about his father's health, seeks out a shaman who,
while bound in darkness, calls on supernatural beings to free him
and to communicate. While the young man undergoes purification in a
sweat lodge and waits on a hill for a vision, the community prays
for him and his father. The ceremony serves not only to cure the
sick but also to reaffirm the continuity of Oglala society.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Nebraska Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 1984 |
| First published: |
August 1984 |
| Authors: |
William K. Powers
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 135 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
113 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8032-8710-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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| LSN: |
0-8032-8710-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780803287105 |
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