The Sons of the Wind: The Sacred Stories of the Lakota

by D. M. Dooling

Overview

The Sons of the Wind presents the mythology and sacred spirits of the Lakota. Based on information given to Dr. James Walker a century ago by Lakota Holy Men, this compilation includes the cycle of creation, the appearance of spirits and animals, the making of the four directions, and the coming of the Real People.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806132242
Publisher:	University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date:	04/15/2000
Edition description:	OKLAHOMA P
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

D. M. Dooling was founder and editorial director of Parabola Magazine and president of the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. She was the editor of A Way of Working: The Spiritual Dimension of Craft and coeditor of I Become Part of It: Sacred Dimensions in Native American Life.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	v
	Foreword	ix
	Glossary and Pronunciation Guide	xiii
	The First Two Times	3
	Tate and Ite	23
	The Four Directions	45
	The Coming of the Ikce Oyate	117
	The Sacred Pipe	135
	Afterword	137

What People are Saying About This

Peter Mathiessen

An eloquent and accessible rendering of the mighty creation myth of the Lakota people, which ranks among the most stirring in earth literature.

Barry Lopez

The Sons of the Wind makes clear the the marvelous range and subtlety of the Lakota imagination. D.M. Dooling's faithful version of this origin myth is splendid work. It unfolds like a fine novel.