Sanapia: Comanche Medicine Woman [Paperback]

David E. Jones (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0881330418 | ISBN-13: 978-0881330410 | Publication Date: January 1984

An intimate portrait of the last surviving Comanche Eagle doctor! Life histories are an excellent means of crosscultural understanding. In detailing the life of a Comanche medicine woman who wanted her methods recorded, Jones demonstrated such an intense interest in her training and experiences as a shaman that Sanapia not only accepted him as a valued biographer but also adopted him as a son. Readers will enjoy this intimate portrait of the last surviving Comanche Eagle doctor, revealed in descriptive accounts of her ritual behavior, her attitude toward the profession, the paraphernalia she employed, and her function in Comanche society.

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"An excellent presentation on a rare subject . . . an important contribution to the literature on healing in North America." -- Frances Harwood, Naropa Institute

Product Details

• Paperback: 107 pages
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc (January 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881330418
• ISBN-13: 978-0881330410
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #679,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book, outstanding professor, November 26, 2001

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B. G. Shultz "pyfr" (Rockwall, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sanapia: Comanche Medicine Woman (Case studies in cultural anthropology) (Hardcover)

I took Dr. Jones in 1997, for the Indians of the High Plains class, at UCF, Orlando. He is, without a doubt, one of the most articulate, fascinating, and knowledgable people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Sanapia is based on the time he spent with a Comanche woman of the same name, and it is a fascinating glimpse into the customs of the Comanche tribe. He spends a great deal of time discussing the spiritual concepts of the Comanches, as well as the use of various plants for ritualistic purposes. I recommend this book to anybody not only to anthropology students, but also to anybody with even a slight interest in Native American beliefs/culture.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing account of a fascinating woman's life, August 13, 2004

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This review is from: Sanapia: Comanche Medicine Woman (Paperback)

David Jones gives an overview of Comanche history and a biography of Sanapia and her tradition training in Comanche doctoring and lore. Highly interested for historians as well as anthropologists, or anyone interested in Native American life and custom.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars interesting learning about the comanche, and the pabukut, February 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sanapia: Comanche Medicine Woman (Paperback)

In reading about the eagle doctor,Sanapia is very concern about the comanche losing their idenity, and theri traditional ways. The book explains her going through to become a eagle doctor as her mother and grandmother before her. I'm still interested in the Pabukut.