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and antique literature is replete with depictions of men cultivating and exercising these virtues on the battlefield

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The Lakota Ritual of the Sweat Lodge Sanne Dufft Serpent in the Garden willFor centuries, a persistent and important component of Lakota religious life has been the Inipi, the ritual of the sweat lodge. The sweat lodge has changed little in appearance since its first recorded description in the late seventeenth century. The ritual itself consists of songs, prayers, and other actions conducted in a tightly enclosed, dark, and extremely hot environment. Participants who "sweat" together experience moral strengthening, physical