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Kiowa belief and ritual /

"Brings together materials gleaned from the Laboratory of Anthropology (Santa Fe) fieldnotes, augmented by Alice Marriott's fieldnotes, to significantly enhance the existing literature concerning Plains Indians religions."--Provided by publisher.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kracht, Benjamin R., 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln, NB : University of Nebraska Press, Bloomington, in cooperation with the American Indian Studies Research Institute, Indiana University, [2017]
Colección:Studies in the anthropology of North American Indians.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Ethnographic studies of Plains Indian religions
  • Kiowa history: 1832-1868
  • Kiowa beliefs and concepts of the universe
  • Acquiring, maintaining, and manifesting power
  • Bundles, shields, and societies
  • The Kiowa Sun Dance
  • Conclusion: the collapse of the horse and buffalo culture and the Sun Dance
  • Appendix: Kiowa Sun Dance chronology, 1833-1890.