{"product_id":"my-grandfathers-altar-five-generations-of-lakota-holy-men-paperback","title":"My Grandfather's Altar: Five Generations of Lakota Holy Men - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Moves Camp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSimon J. Joseph\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Moves Camp's \u003ci\u003eMy Grandfather's Altar\u003c\/i\u003e is an oral-literary narrative account of five generations of Lakota religious tradition. Moves Camp is the great-great-grandson of Wóptuȟ'a (\"Chips\"), the holy man remembered for providing Crazy Horse with war medicines of power and protection. The Lakota remember the descendants of Wóptuȟ'a for their roles in preserving Lakota ceremonial traditions during the official prohibition period (1883-1934), when the U.S. Indian Religious Crimes Code outlawed Indian religious ceremonies with the threat of imprisonment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wóptuȟ'a, his two sons, James Moves Camp and Charles Horn Chips, his grandson Sam Moves Camp, and his great-great-grandson Richard Moves Camp all became well-respected Lakota spiritual leaders. \u003ci\u003eMy Grandfather's Altar\u003c\/i\u003e offers the rare opportunity to learn firsthand how one family's descendants played a pivotal role in revitalizing Lakota religion in the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Moves Camp\u003c\/b\u003e (Oglala Lakota) is a fifth-generation Lakota healer, tribal historian, and spiritual leader. He teaches at Sinte Gleska University and lectures on Lakota history, culture, and traditions. In 2021 he was named a Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow. \u003cb\u003eSimon J. Joseph\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in early Christianity at the University of California-Los Angeles. He is the author of five books, including \u003ci\u003eA Social History of Christian Origins: The Rejected Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJesus, the Essenes, and Christian Origins: New Light on Ancient Texts and Communities\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748805378336,"sku":"9781496236913","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/89d3d1e5e340e79af4a7f0b2c0bce729.webp?v=1779916693","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-grandfathers-altar-five-generations-of-lakota-holy-men-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}