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Yuwipi: Vision and Experience in Oglala Ritual
William K. Powers
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Description for Yuwipi: Vision and Experience in Oglala Ritual
Paperback. Yuwipi is the Oglala Sioux version of an ancient and widespread ritual in which a shaman is bound and, in the darkness, calls spirits to come and free him and to communicate with his audience. This book shows how this ritual is related to two other old institutions, the vision quest and the sweat lodge. Num Pages: 113 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
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.
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 ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
113
Condition
New
Number of Pages
113
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803287105
SKU
V9780803287105
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99-1
About William K. Powers
William K. Powers was adopted in boyhood by a Sioux chief and has spent thirty-five summers on the Pine Ridge, South Dakota, reservation. In an essay, he traces the origins of Yuwipi to Crazy Horse's spiritual mentor, the medicine man Horn Chips. Powers is the author of Oglala Religion (1977), also published by the University of Nebraska Press.
Reviews for Yuwipi: Vision and Experience in Oglala Ritual
". . . Powers achievement is significant and subtle: he preserves the most important words of a dying culture and makes a disguised, aching plea for its continuance."—Village Voice "Yuwipi is the present-day Oglala Sioux version of an ancient and widespread ritual in which a shaman is bound and, in the darkness, calls spirits to come and free him and ... Read more