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Ghost dance   /goʊst dæns/   Listen
Ghost dance

noun
1.
A religious dance of Native Americans looking for communication with the dead.





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"Ghost dance" Quotes from Famous Books



... affection and homage, with the general purpose of conciliating the departed and procuring their aid; the belief being, apparently, that the dead see these demonstrations and are pleased with them. A Ghost Dance formerly performed in California had for its object ...
— Introduction to the History of Religions - Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV • Crawford Howell Toy
... scientific expedition to the Bad Lands, charging certain frauds at the agency and apparently proving his case; at any rate the matter was considered worthy of official investigation. In 1890-1891, during the "Ghost Dance craze" and the difficulties that followed, he was suspected of collusion with the hostiles, but he did not join them openly, and nothing could be proved against him. He was already an old man, and became almost ...
— Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains • [AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman


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