From: ashton@netcom.com (ashton)
Subject: Re: Ghost Dance info????
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1993 08:41:38 GMT

blr3r@Virginia.EDU (Brian L. Rust) writes:
> "Black Elk Speaks", besides being THE primary source on Sioux
> religion, has an extensive look at the Ghost Dance from the point of
> view of someone deeply involved in organizing it.  "Bury My Heart at
> Wounded Knee" also looks at it in depth.  Religion section for Black
> Elk, American history for the other...

Also good Pipe/Sun Dance material in _The Sacred Pipe_, Black Elk,
penguin, 1971, ISBN 0-14-00-3346-7
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From: tucker@mitre.org (William Tucker)
Subject: Ghost-Dance religion
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1993 22:34:48 GMT

I meant to post this earlier, but I've been busy at work. I've got a
book about the ghost dance that was compiled by James Mooney, during
the 1890's. It's about 350 pages long and quite detailed as to events
and is written in the language of the times. In it Wovoka disclaims
credit for the "ghost shirt." He brought with his prophecies the idea
that all men would be joined together in understanding, and that the
dance would aid in bringing that day to fruition more quickly. The
book was originally published in 1896. The ISBN# is 0-226-53516-9
(clothbound) or 0-226-53517-7 (paper).  Drop me a line if you want to
know something specific. My copy was printed in 1972. James Mooney was
an ethnologist, who was sympathetic to the indians, on commission from
the goverenment to study them...he had the occaision to speak with the
indian messiah Wovoka in person and includes it in his account. He
further traces the movement from its roots to the Sioux outbreak of
the 1890's, Wovoka was a Paiute, whose father was a "dreamer."

_The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890_
                                   by James Mooney
Ciao.

Wm T.