Faulkner, Mailer, and Yogi Bear
1971; University of Toronto Press; Volume: 2; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3138/cras-002-02-01
ISSN1710-114X
Autores Tópico(s)Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
ResumoWhen an Indian boy of the Omaha tribe was "old enough to know sor- row" he undertook a ritual which gained for him a share in the powers of nature and a place among the adult men using such powers for the survival of the tribe: Four days and nights the youth was to fast and pray. ... No matter how hungry he became, he was forbidden to use the bow and arrows put into his hands by his father. ----When he fell into a sleep or a trance, if he saw or heard anything, that thing was to become a special medium through which the youth could receive supernatural aid.
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