The Medicine Men Oglala Sioux Ceremony and Healing

Author/creator Lewis, Thomas H. Author
Other author Lewis, Thomas Author
Format Electronic
EditionReprint,Abridged
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press
Description1 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in.
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SeriesStudies in the Anthropology of North American Indians
Summary Annotation <div>For the residents of the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, mainstream medical care is often supplemented or replaced by a host of traditional practices: the&nbsp;Sun Dance, the yuwipi sing, the heyok&#8217;a ceremony, herbalism, the Sioux Religion, the peyotism of the Native American Church, and other medicines, or sources of healing. Thomas H. Lewis, a psychiatrist and medical anthropologist, describes those practices as he encountered them in the late 1960s and early 1970s.<p>During many months he studied with leading practitioners. He describes the healers&#8212;their techniques, personal histories and qualities, the problems addressed and results obtained&#8212;and examines past as well as present practices. The result is an engrossing account that may profoundly affect the way readers view the dynamics of therapy for mind and body.</p></div>
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LCCN 89022508
ISBN9780803279391
ISBN0803279396 (Trade Paper) On Demand
Standard identifier# 9780803279391
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