| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
iv, 137 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Case studies in cultural anthropology |
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Case studies in cultural anthropology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-137). |
| Summary |
The attitudes of the Cheyennes toward war, courtship and marriage, and the maintenance of their social order are the central concern of a cultural study. |
| Contents |
Prelude (1680-1800). The search for a new homeland. -Climax (1800-1850). Ritual and tribal integration. The great ceremonies. The arrow ritual. The sun dance. The massaum (contrary) or animal dance. The sacred hat. Social structure. Family, kindred, and band. Courtship and marriage. Kinship behavior and terminology. The kindred. The band and camp. -The military and robe quillers societies. The Council of Forty-four. Law and justice. Subsistence and war. Hunting and gathering. Trade Warfare. World view and Cheyenne personality. World view and religion. Personality and culture. Postlude (1850-1978). War with the United States (1856-1879). The new era. |
| Subject |
Cheyenne Indians.
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Cheyenne Indians. (OCoLC)fst00853943
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| ISBN |
0030226864 |
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9780030226861 |
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