This new and updated edition of Joseph Epes Brown's The Spiritual Legacy of the American Indian contains previously unpublished letters that were written while Brown was living with Black Elk, providing new details and insights about Black Elk's relationship to the Catholic Church and to traditional Lakota spirituality. This commemorative edition includes: 9 previously unpublished photographs; a new introduction by Ake Hultkrantz; a new editors' preface by Marina Brown Weatherly, Elenita Brown, and Michael Oren Fitzgerald; an appendix of unpublished letters while living with Black Elk; a 4-page biography of Joseph Epes Brown; a complete bibliography of Brown's published works; and an index. Book jacket. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Joseph Epes Brown was a Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Montana Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Editors' Preface	ix
Preface	xiii
Introduction	xvii
Chapter 1 North American Indian Living Religions	1
Chapter 2 The Spiritual Legacy	21
Chapter 3 The Roots of Renewal	35
Chapter 4 The Persistence of Essential Values	43
Chapter 5 Contemplation Through Action	53
Chapter 6 The Immediacy of Mythological Message	63
Chapter 7 Sun Dance: Sacrifice, Renewal, Identity	77
Chapter 8 The Question of "Mysticism"	81
Chapter 9 Time and Process	87
Chapter 10 On Being Human	93
Appendix 1 Map of North American Culture Areas	98
Appendix 2 Unpublished Letters	99
Biography of Joseph E. Brown	127
Published Works of Joseph E. Brown	131
Acknowledgments	135
Photographic Credits	137
Biographical Notes	139
Index	141

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