The Medicine Men
Oglala Sioux Ceremony and Healing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4879784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lee Irwin (0000-0002-6173-1910), Thomas H Lewis |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 535 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Indian Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-182X • E-ISSN: 1534-1828 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1185375 |
| OpenAlex | W2025378652 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
For the residents of the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, mainstream medical care is often supplemented or replaced by a host of traditional practices: the Sun Dance, the yuwipi sing, the heyok'a ceremony, herbalism, the Sioux Religion, the peyotism of the Native American Church, and other medicines, or sources of healing. Thomas H. Lewis, a psychiatrist and medical anthropologist, describes those practices as he encountered them in the late 1960s and early 1970s.During many months he studied with leading practitioners. He describes the healers--their techniques, personal histories and qualities, the problems addressed and results obtained--and examines past as well as present practices. The result is an engrossing account that may profoundly affect the way readers view the dynamics of therapy for mind and body
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2018 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |