Empowerment of North American Indian girls : ritual expressions at puberty /

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Empowerment of North American Indian Girls is an examination of coming-of-age-ceremonies for American Indian girls past and present, featuring an in-depth look at Native ideas about human development and puberty. Many North American Indian cultures regard the transition from childhood to adulthood a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Markstrom, Carol A.
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Indians of North America > Social life and customs.
Indian girls > United States > Social life and customs.
Puberty rites > United States.
Filles des Peuples autochtones > États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes.
Rites de puberté > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Indians of North America > Social life and customs
Manners and customs
Puberty rites
Mädchen
Pubertät
Übergangsritus
United States > Social life and customs.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes.
United States
USA
Indianer.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contextual and methodological considerations
  • Contemporary youth concerns in historical perspective
  • North American Indian perspectives on human development
  • Menstruation, cosmology, and feminism
  • Historical overview of coming-of-age practices
  • The Apache Sunrise Dance
  • Interpretation of the Apache Sunrise Dance
  • Contemporary Navajo, Lakota, and Ojibwa puberty customs
  • Broader perspectives on coming-of-age.

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