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Loading... Yuwipi: Vision and Experience in Oglala Ritualby William K. Powers
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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 No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)299.74Religions Other Religions By Region/Civilization Of North American Origin Religious Experience, Life, RitualLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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