"Kiowa Belief and Ritual is a thought-provoking contribution to the study of religion and spirituality within the Kiowa nation in Oklahoma."—Jenny Tone-Pah-Hote, Canadian Journal of Native Studies
“[An] encyclopedic and yet still surprisingly personalized . . . rendition of Kiowa religion. The result is what could hardly be imagined as a more complete summary of a people’s beliefs and rituals at a particular moment in time—a moment that had just ended when the data were collected and that, despite all of the tribulations and losses faced by the Kiowa, continues not only to be remembered but to reverberate through their culture.”—Jack David Eller, Anthropology Review Database
"[Kiowa Belief and Ritual] makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Plains Indigenous religion, and offers Kiowa community members an engaging link to their Indigenous heritage."—Andrew McKenzie, Great Plains Quarterly
"Benjamin R. Kracht's Kiowa Belief and Ritual is a welcome, important contribution to the literature on Plains Indian Religions, specifically the Kiowa. . . . Kracht has accomplished excellent, dedicated work in providing his assessment of these incredibly important fieldnotes from, it should be recognized, an exceptionally special group of honored elders."—Inés Hernández-Ávila, Reading Religion
“Benjamin Kracht provides keen insight into the belief system and worldview of the Kiowa people. This ethnographic window reveals what is sacred, powerful, and spiritual among this warrior people of the southern plains. Kracht’s scholarship advances our understanding of the true reality of the Kiowas.”—Donald L. Fixico, Distinguished Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University and author of Call for Change: The Medicine Way of American Indian History, Ethos, and Reality
“Kiowa Belief and Ritual offers a meticulously researched and richly detailed account of pre-reservation Kiowa religious life. Benjamin Kracht makes extensive use of interviews conducted with Kiowa elders in 1935, and their recollections and experiences make for compelling reading. This is a significant contribution to the literature on Native North America.”—Michael Paul Jordan, assistant professor of ethnology at Texas Tech University
