Black Elk - (Religion and Spirituality) by Elk Wallace Black (Paperback)

Name: Black Elk - (Religion and Spirituality) by Elk Wallace Black (Paperback)
Brand: HarperOne
SKU: 76919349
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In a first-person narrative, a Lakota shaman blends an explanation of the mystery and ritual of the sacred pipe with a lively account of growing up Native American.
Author(s): Elk Wallace Black
224 Pages
Social Science, Ethnic Studies
Series Name: Religion and Spirituality

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About the Book

"Black Elk opens the Lakota sacred hoop to a comic humanism for everyone. His book will stretch the common definition of shamanism and lift the Buckskin Curtain to the characters behind the great visions".--Kenneth Lincoln (author of Native American Renaissance) in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Book Synopsis

In a first-person narrative, a Lakota shaman blends an explanation of the mystery and ritual of the sacred pipe with a lively account of growing up Native American.

From the Back Cover

"An unprecedented account of the shaman's world and the way it is entered."
STANLEY KRIPPNER, PH.D., coauthor of 'Personal Mythology: The Psychology of Your Evolving Self' and 'Healing States'

"Black Elk opens the Lakota sacred hoop to a comic

Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.09 Inches (W) x .59 Inches (D)

Weight: .6 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 224

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Ethnic Studies

Series Title: Religion and Spirituality

Publisher: HarperOne

Format: Paperback

Author: Elk Wallace Black

Language: English

Street Date: March 1, 1991

TCIN: 76919349

UPC: 9780062500748

Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-9940

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.59 inches length x 6.09 inches width x 9.21 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.6 pounds

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