Dreamer-Prophets of the Columbia Plateau: Smohalla and Skolaskin Volume 191

by John A. Brown, John Arthur Brown, Robert H. Ruby

Book Overview

Seekers after wisdom have always been drawn to American Indian ritual and symbol. This history of two nineteenth-century Dreamer-Prophets, Smohalla and Skolaskin, will interest those who seek a better understanding of the traditional Native American commitment to Mother Earth, visionary experiences drawn from ceremony, and the promise of revitalization implicit in the Ghost Dance.

To white observers, the Dreamers appeared to imitate Christianity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806134305
• ISBN13: 9780806134307
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"