Oglala religion / William K. Powers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powers, William K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oglala Indians--Ethnic identity.

Oglala Indians.

Oglala Indians--Religion.

Oglala Indians--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [1977]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study seeks to explain how one group of Native Americans, the Oglala Sioux, has preserved its social and cultural identity despite formidable attempts by the U.S. government to eliminate tribal societies. Treating continuity and change as two aspects of the same phenomenon, it focuses on the nature of the uniquely Oglala values that persist, their modes of cultural expression, and the processes by which they are replicated.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Introduction; Part I: The Seven Fireplaces; Chapter 1: Problems in Nomenclature; Chapter 2: The Seven Fireplaces; Chapter 3: The Oglalas; Chapter 4: Social Organization; Part II: Sacred Things; Chapter 5: The Supernatural; Chapter 6: The Intermediaries; Chapter 7: Cosmology; Chapter 8: Ritual; Part III: All My Relations; Chapter 9: Pine Ridge; Chapter 10: Political Discontinuity; Chapter 11: Contemporary Religion; Chapter 12: Religion as an Institution; Part IV: Continuity and Change

Chapter 13: Structural ReplicationChapter 14: Time and Space; Chapter 15: Social Relations; Chapter 16: Religion and Identity; Appendix A: Phonological Key; Appendix B: A Note on Sources; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780803265097

0803265093