To Come to a Better Understanding: Medicine Men and Clergy Meetings on the Rosebud Reservation, 1973–1978
Sandra L. Garner
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Hardback. "To Come to a Better Understanding examines the intercultural (mis)understandings between medicine men and Jesuit priests during a five-year dialogue on the Rosebud Indian Reservation from 1973-1978"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRCM; JPA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
To Come to a Better Understanding analyzes the cultural encounters of the medicine men and clergy meetings held on Rosebud Reservation in St. Francis, South Dakota, from 1973 through 1978. Organized by Father Stolzman, a Catholic priest studying Lakota religious practice, the meetings fit the goal of the recently formed Medicine Men’s Association to share its members’ knowledge about Lakota thought and ritual. Both groups stated that the purpose of the historic theological discussions was “to come to a better understanding.” Though the groups ended their formal discussions after eighty-four meetings, Sandra L. Garner shows how this cultural exchange reflects ... Read more
To Come to a Better Understanding analyzes the cultural encounters of the medicine men and clergy meetings held on Rosebud Reservation in St. Francis, South Dakota, from 1973 through 1978. Organized by Father Stolzman, a Catholic priest studying Lakota religious practice, the meetings fit the goal of the recently formed Medicine Men’s Association to share its members’ knowledge about Lakota thought and ritual. Both groups stated that the purpose of the historic theological discussions was “to come to a better understanding.” Though the groups ended their formal discussions after eighty-four meetings, Sandra L. Garner shows how this cultural exchange reflects ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803285606
SKU
V9780803285606
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About Sandra L. Garner
Sandra L. Garner is an assistant professor of American studies at Miami University.
Reviews for To Come to a Better Understanding: Medicine Men and Clergy Meetings on the Rosebud Reservation, 1973–1978
“We are experiencing a reassessment of twentieth-century American Indian activism. Where all roads once led to the American Indian Movement, we now see multiple pathways leading to multiple destinations. By focusing on interactions between the Medicine Men Council and Catholic clergy at Rosebud, Sandra Garner shows us yet another dimension of this important story.”—Brian Hosmer, H. G. Barnard Chair of Western ... Read more