The Sons of the Wind presents the mythology and sacred spirits of the Lakota. Based on information given to Dr. James Walker a century ago by Lakota Holy Men, this compilation includes the cycle of creation, the appearance of spirits and animals, the making of the four directions, and the coming of the Real People.
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D. M. Dooling was founder and editorial director of Parabola Magazine and president of the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. She was the editor of A Way of Working: The Spiritual Dimension of Craft and coeditor of I Become Part of It: Sacred Dimensions in Native American Life.
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A Rare Lakota Treasure,
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This review is from: The Sons of the Wind: The Sacred Stories of the Lakota (Paperback)
This classic book is the most detailed, clear, and reliable telling of the Lakota (Sioux) Creation Stories available anywhere that I have found, short of sitting at the knees of an Elder. An incredible and invaluable resource as well as pure Sacred beauty, it truly helps to bring real understanding of the Sacred Beings and Grandfathers to all readers. Whether your interests are purely anthropological understanding (and yes, this will greatly help you to better understand many other writings on the profound and complex Lakota Spirituality) or you seek to further your own personal Walk along the Good Red Road, this book is a "must-read." Mitakuye Oyasin... We Are All Related.
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Insight into Lakota Mystery,
This review is from: The Sons of the Wind: The Sacred Stories of the Lakota (Paperback)
I read this book as part of a Lakota Culture class. The Professor is a Lakota and be had a lot of faith in this book along with American Urphilosophe. I also reccomend this book to get further insight into Lakota Culture. It was an easy book to read, it took me approximately 5 hours and was not very wordy. I am studying Lakota Culture as part of my Anthropology degree at MSU in Mankato, MN. Whether you are an Anthropologist or are just interested in knowing more about another culture, buy this book an you will have a greater knowledge of a misunderstood group of natives.
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This was excellent in telling the stories of the Lakota. I keep re-reading. For me lots of important info.
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In the beginning was Inyan, who had no beginning, for he was there when there was no other, only Hanhepi, the Darkness. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regions under the world, cooking bag, counting stick, white fruits, black pebbles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sacred Beings, Anog Ite, Ikce Oyate, Great Spirit, Mini Watu, Wakan Tanka New!
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In the beginning was Inyan, who had no beginning, for he was there when there was no other, only Hanhepi, the Darkness. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regions under the world, cooking bag, counting stick, white fruits, black pebbles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sacred Beings, Anog Ite, Ikce Oyate, Great Spirit, Mini Watu, Wakan Tanka New!
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- Lakota Myth (Second Edition) by James R. Walker on 4 pages
- Lakota Belief and Ritual by James R. Walker in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Lakota Society by James R. Walker in Back Matter
- Buckskin Tokens: Contemporary Oral Narratives of the Lakota by Ron Theisz in Back Matter
- Dakota Texts by Ella Cara Deloria in Back Matter
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- American Indian Persistence and Resurgence (a boundary 2 book) by Karl Kroeber on page 166, page 167, and page 180
- Lakota Myth (Second Edition) by James R. Walker in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World by David Abram in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Native American Literatures: An Introduction (Literary Genres) by Suzanne Evertsen Lundquist on page 105, and page 191
- Imaginatio Creatrix: The Pivotal Force of the Genesis/Ontopoiesis of Human Life and Reality (Analecta Husserliana) by A-T. Tymieniecka on page 355
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