Black Elk Speaks

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"What is the enduring attraction to the book? More than a simple record of historical events, it describes a series of detailed visions Black Elk had about the dark future of his people under European civilization, and the spiritual burden he felt as a result. From his part in the battle at Wounded Knee to his meeting of Queen Victoria, Black Elk's life is one of those bizarre bridging of cultures that could only have happened in the modern era. The book can be read as a work of comparative religion or anthropology, but it is Black Elk's mystical powers and the very spiritual worldview of his people that we focus on here. "

~ Source: 50 Spiritual Classics: 50 Great Books of Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose,Tom Butler-Bowdon (London & Boston: Nicholas Brealey) ... suggested by Ty