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The Medicine Men

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  • 1990 first published
  • 219 pages
  • 3 editions
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The Medicine Men is a 1990 novel by Thomas H. Lewis anthropologist. The story is set in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, S.D. and South Dakota. It deals with Medicine, oglala Indians, rites and ceremonies and sun dance.

It has been published in 3 editions.

It runs to roughly 219 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Medicine
  • Oglala Indians
  • Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, S.D.
  • Rites and ceremonies
  • South Dakota
  • Sun dance
  • Sun-dance
  • Traditional medicine
  • Volksmedizin
  • Danse du Soleil
  • Manners and customs
  • North American Indians
  • PSYCHOLOGY
  • Moeurs et coutumes
  • Medecine
  • Medizin

Quick answers

Who wrote The Medicine Men?

The Medicine Men was written by Thomas H. Lewis anthropologist and first published in 1990.

How long is The Medicine Men?

The median edition has 219 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Medicine Men?

Readers who like it often enjoy Ruling Pine Ridge, The Indian agent and The death of Raymond Yellow Thunder.

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