The Spirit and the Sky: Lakota Visions of the Cosmos

The Spirit and the Sky: Lakota Visions of the CosmosThe interest of nineteenth century Lakotas in the sun, moon, and stars was an essential part of their never ending quest to understand their world. The Spirit and the Sky presents a survey of the ethnoastronomy of the nineteenth century Lakota and relates Lakota astronomy to their cultural practices and beliefs. The center of Lakota belief is the incomprehensible, extraordinary, and sacred nature of the world in which they live. The earth beneath and

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