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S'està carregant… The Seven Visions of Bull Lodge: As Told by His Daughter, Garter Snake (1980)de Fred P. Gone, George P. Horse Capture (Editor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Gros Ventre Indians (Montana), Strictly factual telling of the 7 fasts her father undertook as a young man, what he saw and what he was told; the healings he performed (e.g. how many times he did a specific motion, what color cloth and where it was placed); and his final vision, which he was not able to fulfill since it required buffalo hides and by that time there were no more buffalo. Also tells the origin of the Feathered Pipe and some of the rituals associated with the medicine pipe bundle. While Garter Snake knew the bundle had been passed four times 16 carriers, many of whom carried it for at least 20 years, she did not know the history for more than the first 4 and the last two (her father and the next). Interesting only for those studying cultural norms /behavior/lifestyle, but of no use to anyone looking for spiritual guidance or healing powers. Without direct communication from the spiritual powers there is nothing anyone else can mimic. There is little mention of the greater significance of any part of the rituals. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
"Provides real insight into the religion of the nineteenth-century Gros Ventre (Atsina) Indians. Known to themselves as the White Clay People, this little-known tribe now shares the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana with the Assiniboines. However, throughout much of their recorded history they were allied with the Blackfeet. The book is a record of the spiritual life of Bull Lodge (born ca. 1802, died 1886), religions leader, healer, and for a time, keeper of the Feathered Pipe, one of the two tribal objects of the Gros Ventres...[It] makes absorbing reading. Beginning at the age of twelve. Bull Lodge sought spiritual power through the tribal Feathered Pipe. From the ages of seventeen to twenty-three he was favored with a series of seven visions on seven buttes that together outline a Gros Ventre cultural geography..."The strength of the narrative is the rich detail of ritual description: fasting, sacrifices, vision experiences, the practices of healing. By describing ritual in the context of a man's life, the book gives a uniquely historical understanding of the dynamics of traditional religious life. It provides deeper understanding of the Gros Ventres' way of life and gives a valuable comparative perspective on plains Indian religion". (Raymond J. DeMallie, Western Historical Quarterly). George Horse Capture is field manager of Fort Belknap Ventures. Inc., a tribal enterprise to develop and market traditional Indian art. At present he is helping to establish a tribal museum. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)978.6History and Geography North America Western U.S. MontanaLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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