1. Sundance of the Sioux and the Jewish Brit Milah
The Jewish practice of circumcision is symbolic of binding the physical body to Christ, while the Lakota Sun Dance ritual is a symbol of the renewal of the tribe by learning through the traditions of ancestors. ... The Lakota have pledgers who willing sacrifice their flesh for blessings, while Jewish parents sacrifice the flesh of their infant sons to symbolize his unity with their Christ. ... It is about renewal, creation, procreation and for the benefit of all [Lakota] people."" ... (Urubshurow 2008: 17) The Sun Dance was first subjected to subtle erasures by European colonialism, and then...
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