Black Elk, Lakota Visionary: The Oglala Holy Man and Sioux Tradition

by Harry Oldmeadow and Harry Oldmeadow Bendigo University author of Frithjof Schuon and the Perennial Philosophy

Book Overview

Black Elk (1863-1950), the Lakota holy man, is beloved by millions of readers around the world. The book Black Elk Speaks is the most widely-read Native American testimony of the last century and a key work in our understanding of American Indian traditions. In Black Elk, Lakota Visionary, Harry Oldmeadow draws on recently discovered sources and in-depth research to provide a major re-assessment of Black Elk's life and work. The author...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936597608
• ISBN13: 9781936597604
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: World Wisdom Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"