The Native American Sweat Lodge: History and Legends

by Joseph Bruchac

Book Overview

The sweat lodge is a holy place where Native Americans can renew their connection to the cosmos and God. Joseph Bruchac tells the history and meaning of the sweat lodge as it was and still is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089594636X
• ISBN13: 9780895946362
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Crossing Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Nice Work

This book is helpful for the person who would like to construct their own sweat lodge and wants to learn about the history and background of the sweat lodge in Native American culture. The author explains the information through the use of stories from a variety of tribes. If a person is looking for construction plans they should look elsewhere. This book would be good to get a broad range of ideas to formulate a purpose for a person's sweats. I recommend this for those who are just beginning and want an introduction to the subject.

Respectful and well done...

As a traditional Native, I rarely read anything like this. I wouldn't have even ordered it, except the author is a modern Native striving towards his own roots. I thought that I would be offended, but was pleasently suprised.

Fun and Informative

The sweat lodge is a very sacred place and this book does a great job of illustrating that. From the history to the legends it is fascinating and well rounded. Many traditions are represented in the stories and I really enjoyed reading them as seeing both the differences as well as the commonality. Highly recommended reading especially for anyone interested in participating in a sweat lodge. Respect and Reverence.

A Good Mix

If you don't even know what a sweat-lodge is you might not get what you are looking for reading this book. However, for those who would like to learn more about Native American spiritual practices, it's a rich supply of knowledge. The book sets forth the history of the Sweat-lodge in many cultures, and also tells some great ancient tales of the lodge--great for telling in the lodge, or around the fire.