Black Elk Speaks is widely hailed as a religious classic, one of the best spiritual books of the modern era and the bestselling book of all time by an American Indian. This inspirational and unfailingly powerful story reveals the life and visions of the Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and the tragic history of his Sioux people during the epic closing decades of the Old West. In 1930, the aging Black Elk met a kindred spirit, the famed poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881-1973) on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The Lakota elder chose Neihardt to share his visions and life with the world. Neihardt understood and today Black Elk is known to all.
Black Elk's remarkable great vision came to him during a time of decimation and loss, when outsiders were stealing the Lakotas' land, slaughtering buffalo, and threatening their age-old way of life. As Black Elk remembers all too well, the Lakotas, led by such legendary men as Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, fought unceasingly for their freedom, winning a world-renowned victory at the Little Bighorn and suffering unspeakable losses at Wounded Knee.
Black Elk Speaks however is more than the epic history of a valiant Native nation. It is beloved as a spiritual classic because of John Neihardt's sensitivity to Black Elk's resounding vision of the wholeness of earth, her creatures, and all of humanity. Black Elk Speaks is a once-in-a-lifetime read: the moving story of a young Lakota boy before the reservation years, the unforgettable history of an American Indian nation, and an enduring spiritual message for us all.
發表於2024-11-14
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差點看哭瞭...太慘瞭...作為一個完全不學習也不瞭解印第安人的tradition的人,我從這本書裏看到瞭他們的religious tradition中深沉的一麵。Ps. Black Elk去歐洲那一段挺有意思。
評分這學期的宗教課真的是一個意外,讓我讀瞭好多特彆好的書,瞭解瞭從來沒有考慮過的曆史。這本書不隻看故事的,他的存在是曆史的見證和記錄。
評分這學期的宗教課真的是一個意外,讓我讀瞭好多特彆好的書,瞭解瞭從來沒有考慮過的曆史。這本書不隻看故事的,他的存在是曆史的見證和記錄。
評分真是一個神奇的種族。
評分差點看哭瞭...太慘瞭...作為一個完全不學習也不瞭解印第安人的tradition的人,我從這本書裏看到瞭他們的religious tradition中深沉的一麵。Ps. Black Elk去歐洲那一段挺有意思。
Black Elk Speaks 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載