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Book SynopsisReveals the author himself to be a uniquely sensitive interpreter of Lakota theology, philosophy, and history - which are all one in traditionalist Lakota thought. This title offers an insight that penetrates the inner beings of both Black Elk and John G Neihardt, two men of vastly different cultures who became one as seekers of the Sacred.
Trade Review"In
The Sixth Grandfather, Dr. DeMallie reveals himself to be a uniquely sensitive interpreter of Lakota theology, philosophy, and history—which are all one in traditionalist Lakota thought. His editing is a masterpiece of scholarly skill and spiritual insight, insight that penetrates the inner beings of both Black Elk and John G. Neihardt, two men of vastly different cultures who became one as seekers of the Sacred.
The Sixth Grandfather is, as it were, the completion of the holy task begun in
Black Elk Speaks and
When the Tree Flowered."— Father Peter J. Powell, author of
People of the Sacred Mountain"As a careful anthropological document or a moving personal testimony, the legacy here preserved deserves a wide readership."—
Library Journal
