The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown

The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown

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The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown
  • The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown
  • The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown
  • The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown
  • The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown
  • The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown
  • The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown
The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown

The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux — Black Elk, recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown

$15.00
$15.00

Author: Black Elk
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Edition: Penguin edition, reprinted 1972
ISBN: 0140033467 / 9780140033465

Condition: Fair second-hand condition. Paperback with heavy visible shelf wear, rubbing, creasing, edge wear, corner wear and age-toning. Covers and spine show notable handling marks and surface wear. Pages appear intact. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

The Sacred Pipe records Black Elk’s account of the seven sacred rites of the Oglala Sioux, shared with Joseph Epes Brown during his time at Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Beginning with the story of White Buffalo Cow Woman and the gift of the sacred pipe, the book explores rites including the sun dance, purification, the keeping of the soul and other ceremonies.

First published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 1953 and later issued by Penguin, this is a significant text in the study of Native American religion, ritual and sacred tradition. It offers readers a direct account of spiritual practice, ceremony, relationship with nature and the sacred meaning of the pipe within Oglala Lakota tradition.

About the Author:

Black Elk, also known as Heȟáka Sápa, was an Oglala Lakota holy man whose teachings became widely known through works such as Black Elk Speaks and The Sacred Pipe. Joseph Epes Brown was a scholar of religious studies who recorded and edited Black Elk’s account, helping bring this material to a wider readership.

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