| Description |
xvi, 454 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-436) and index. |
| Contents |
Historical summary -- Tribal name, divisions, and traditional history -- Traditional economy -- Costume and decorative art -- Housing, settlement, and travel --Kinship and social organization -- Government, war, and peace -- Cycle of life -- Religion and cosmology -- Magicians, prophets, and sacred bundles -- The living faith : present-day Shawnee ceremonialism -- Spring and early summer ceremonials -- Ceremonies of late summer and autumn -- "Just for fun" : the nighttime dances -- Obsolete dances and dance customs. |
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Shawnee Indians.
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Shawnee Indians -- Rites and ceremonies.
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Shawnee Indians. (OCoLC)fst01115386
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Shawnee Indians -- Rites and ceremonies.
(OCoLC)fst01115394
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| ISBN |
0821404172 |
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9780821404171 |
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9780821406144 (pbk.) |
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0821406140 (pbk.) |
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