Joseph Epes Brown
Joseph Epes Brown (born September 9, 1920 in Ridgefield , Connecticut , † September 19, 2000 in Stevensville , Montana ) was an American anthropologist , teacher, religious scholar and writer. He became known with his work "The Holy Pipe", in which he summarized what the medicine man of the Oglala -Lakota Indian Black Elk told him shortly before he died. He himself called it: The Indian wisdom book of the seven secret rites .
Life
Brown first attended Bowden and Haverford Colleges and then studied at Stanford University, where he earned a master's degree in anthropology . Then he worked as a teacher and lecturer. He later turned back to further studies and obtained a doctorate in anthropology and religious history from Stockholm University in 1970 . He suffered from Alzheimer's disease for a long time until his death .
Brown toured the reservations of the Sioux and other tribes in the American West during and after World War II . For several years he taught and taught in Sedona , Arizona . He also researched and studied for a long time in Morocco and received a license to teach at Indiana University , where he established the first seminar for the history of religion of the Native Americans.
Works
- The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux, 1953.
- The Spirit Legacy of the American Indian , 1984.
- Animals of the Soul: Sacred Animals of the Oglala Sioux , 1997.
- Teaching Spirits: Understanding Native American Religious Traditions , Oxford University Press.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brown, Joseph Epes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American anthropologist, teacher, religious scholar, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ridgefield , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 19, 2000 |
| Place of death | Stevensville , Montana |