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The native American sweat lodge: History and legends

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If you don't even know what a sweat-lodge is you might not get what you are looking for reading this book. However, for those who would like to learn more about Native American spiritual practices, it's a rich supply of knowledge. The book sets forth the history of the Sweat-lodge in many cultures, and also tells some great ancient tales of the lodge--great for telling in the lodge, or around the fire.

The sweat lodge is a very sacred place and this book does a great job of illustrating that. From the history to the legends it is fascinating and well rounded. Many traditions are represented in the stories and I really enjoyed reading them as seeing both the differences as well as the commonality. Highly recommended reading especially for anyone interested in participating in a sweat lodge. Respect and Reverence.

As a traditional Native, I rarely read anything like this. I wouldn't have even ordered it, except the author is a modern Native striving towards his own roots. I thought that I would be offended, but was pleasently suprised.

First you must know what a sweat lodge is. Then if want to know how it came to be for the many native cultures and how the stories about it where told from one generation to another it will be a great book.

This book is helpful for the person who would like to construct their own sweat lodge and wants to learn about the history and background of the sweat lodge in Native American culture. The author explains the information through the use of stories from a variety of tribes. If a person is looking for construction plans they should look elsewhere. This book would be good to get a broad range of ideas to formulate a purpose for a person's sweats.
I recommend this for those who are just beginning and want an introduction to the subject.