Animals of the Soul: Sacred Animals of the Oglala SiouxDr. Brown is a renowned scholar and author of the bestselling The Sacred Pipe, in which he recounted the secret rites of the Oglala Sioux as told to him by Black Elk. In this work he describes the animal world of the Lakota people--a work fundamental to a legitimate spiritual ecology. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter I | 10 |
Hunting Skills and Herd Migrations | 18 |
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affirmation American Animal Guardians animal or bird animals and birds associated badger bear bison bison robe bison skull Black Elk Black-Tail Deer buffalo bull bull bundle calf central Clark Wissler cocoon complex conceived concept Cult culture cure Dance ceremonies deer Densmore depicted dragonfly dream experience dream or vision eagle earth Elk's enemy environment example expressed four directions Frances Densmore guardian spirit herbs hide horse important indicated individual Lakota living lodge magic medicine medicine men moth mysterious Native American nature non-Indian noted observed Oglala belief Oglala Sioux painted participated personal names phenomena Plains Indian principle protective quills received reference relationship represents rites ritual sacred pipe sacred power shield Sioux Sioux Music smoke Society songs specific spider Sun Dance symbolized tepee Teton Thunder-Beings types values vision experience vision or dream vision quest wakan Wakan-Tanka warrior Whirlwind whistle White Buffalo White Buffalo Cow Wolf women Yuwipi