Francis La Flesche (1857-1932), Omaha Indian and anthropologist with the Bureau of American Ethnology, published an enormous body of work on the religion of the Osage Indians, all gathered from the most knowledgeable Osage religious leaders of their day. Yet his writings have been largely overlooked because they were published piecemeal over the course of twenty-five years and never adequately collected or analyzed. In this book, Garrick A. Bailey brings together in a clear, understandable way La Flesche’s data for two important Osage religious ceremonies--the "Songs of Wa-xo’-be," an initiation into a clan priesthood, and the Rite of the Chiefs, an initiation into a tribal priesthood. To put La Flesche’s work into perspective, Bailey offers a short biography of this prolific Native American scholar and an overview of traditional Osage religious beliefs and practices.
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This review is from: The Osage and the Invisible World: From the Works of Francis La Flesche (Civilization of the American Indian) (Hardcover)
This book is essential in the library of all Native Americans and Non-Native Americans alike. Forget the old stereotypes, this work based on the intense research of Francis LaFlesche, an anthropologist and Native himself, blows all pre-conceived notions of Native thought and society. The intense and complex cosmological musings harken back to the Greek philosophers and Eastern Taoism and Confucianism. Finally something that truly shows the complexity and diversity of the original peoples of this continent.
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THE potential importance of Francis La Flesche's studies of Osage religion has long been recognized by anthropologists familiar with his writings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Assisting Xo'-ka, House of Mystery, Isolated Earth, Saucy Calf, Sacred Warrior, Elder Sky, Gentle Sky, Elder Water, American Indian, Gentle Ponca, Black Dog, Francis La Flesche, Iron Eye, Keeper of the Fireplace, Charley Wah-hre-she, North America, Sacred House, Sun Carrier, House of Mysteries, Standing Bear, United States, Bacon Rind, Last Sky, Bureau of American Ethnology, Sayings of the Ancient Men New!
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THE potential importance of Francis La Flesche's studies of Osage religion has long been recognized by anthropologists familiar with his writings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Assisting Xo'-ka, House of Mystery, Isolated Earth, Saucy Calf, Sacred Warrior, Elder Sky, Gentle Sky, Elder Water, American Indian, Gentle Ponca, Black Dog, Francis La Flesche, Iron Eye, Keeper of the Fireplace, Charley Wah-hre-she, North America, Sacred House, Sun Carrier, House of Mysteries, Standing Bear, United States, Bacon Rind, Last Sky, Bureau of American Ethnology, Sayings of the Ancient Men New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- American Indians by S.E. Fletcher on 4 pages
- The Omaha Tribe, Volume 1 by Alice C. Fletcher on 4 pages
- The Soul Of The Indian by Charles Eastman on page 12, page 13, and Back Matter
- The Soul of the Indian (Native American) by Charles Alexander (Ohiyesa) Eastman on page 12, page 13, and Back Matter
- Prairie and Plains Indians (Iconography of Religions Section 10 - North America) by Ake Hultkrantz in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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