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The Spiritual Legacy of the American Indian: Commemorative Edition with Letters While Living with Black Elk (Updated) Paperback – Illustrated, 22 February 2007
by Professor of Religious Studies Joseph Epes Brown (Author), & 4 more
4.4 out of 5 stars 24
Part of: Perennial Philosophy (47 books)
This book offers fascinating insights into the world of the pre-reservation Indians. It is a collection of classic essays that examines the universal characteristics of American Indian culture and tradition. This new edition also offers a personal view of Dr. Brown's life and research through his private correspondence from his time on the reservation and sheds insights into his relationship with old time Indian leaders including the legendary Sioux Medicine Man Black Elk.
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Publisher : World Wisdom Books; Updated ed. edition (22 February 2007)
Language : English
Paperback : 168 pages
Customer Reviews: 4.4 out of 5 stars 24
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Joseph Epes Brown
JOSEPH EPES BROWN was Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Montana and a renowned author in the fields of American Indian traditions and World Religions.
Brown was one of the founders of Native American Studies and was largely responsible for bringing the study of these religious traditions into American higher education. A vital interest in the traditional life ways of the American Indians led him to the Lakota holy man Black Elk. He lived with Black Elk and his family on the Pine Ridge Reservation for several years, during which time Black Elk adopted him as a son. He was given the Sioux name Chanumpa Yuha Mani or "He Who Walks with the Sacred Pipe". During that time he recorded Black Elk's account of the seven rites of the Oglala Sioux, later published as the well-known book The Sacred Pipe, an enduring and seminal record of Plains Indian religious expression, still in print today and translated into eight languages.
The author of numerous books and articles, Joseph Brown passed away in 2000, at the age of 80.
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Good book very informational. Covered the detail I hoped for. The price and delivery were exactly as I had hoped for.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual Legacy of the American Indian
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This is an important book based on the close and unusual experience of Joseph Epes Brown (I left my Heart at Wounded Knee). The language is rather ponderous and the over elaborate vocabulary makes comprehension harder than it should be. Nevertheless, the nature of American Indian spiritually is a deep and complex issue that is well worth trying to understand. There are valuable messages for us all.
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A classic!
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Tony
3.0 out of 5 stars Good reading
Reviewed in the United States on 5 January 2018
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This is an interesting study of religions and beliefs of the Native American culture that has been shamefully ignored. Wake up and realize how wrong we have been.
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