Giving Voice to Bear
Giving Voice to Bear: North American Indian Myths, Rituals, and Images of the Bear by David Rockwell
Anthropology is the study of man, so I was told. This is a study of Native American beliefs and rituals inspired by their study of bears, that is, how the bear can heal man, and define his greatest powers.
For example, the book describes the Lakota men who became the medicine men because they dreamed of the bear. The members of the Bear Society are very wakan. When a man was wounded, the bear tipi is set up, the floor is covered with sage, the Bears bring in drums and sing. They bring medicines. The Pueblo also associate the bear with healing.
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Giving Voice to Bear: North American Indian Myths, Rituals, and Images of the Bear by David Rockwell
Anthropology is the study of man, so I was told. This is a study of Native American beliefs and rituals inspired by their study of bears, that is, how the bear can heal man, and define his greatest powers.
For example, the book describes the Lakota men who became the medicine men because they dreamed of the bear. The members of the Bear Society are very wakan. When a man was wounded, the bear tipi is set up, the floor is covered with sage, the Bears bring in drums and sing. They bring medicines. The Pueblo also associate the bear with healing.
Paperback - Like new
Giving Voice to Bear: North American Indian Myths, Rituals, and Images of the Bear by David Rockwell
Anthropology is the study of man, so I was told. This is a study of Native American beliefs and rituals inspired by their study of bears, that is, how the bear can heal man, and define his greatest powers.
For example, the book describes the Lakota men who became the medicine men because they dreamed of the bear. The members of the Bear Society are very wakan. When a man was wounded, the bear tipi is set up, the floor is covered with sage, the Bears bring in drums and sing. They bring medicines. The Pueblo also associate the bear with healing.
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Publisher : Roberts Rinehart; Revised edition (April 21, 2003)
Language : English
Paperback : 248 pages
ISBN-10 : 1570983933
ISBN-13 : 978-1570983931
Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
Dimensions : 7 x 0.74 x 9.92 inches