Format:
Online-Ressource (300 p.)
ISBN:
9780817311094
Series Statement:
Contemporary American Indians
Content:
Long considered the undisputed authority on the Indians of the southern United States, anthropologist John Swanton published this history as the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) Bulletin 103 in 1931. Swanton's descriptions are drawn from earlier records—including those of DuPratz and Romans—and from Choctaw informants. His long association with the Choctaws is evident in the thorough detailing of their customs and way of life and in his sensitivity to the presentation of their native culture. Included are descriptions of such subjects as clans, divi
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword / Kenneth H. Carleton; Introduction; Historical Sketch; The Origin Legend; Material Condition; Social Organization; Government; Property; Crime and Punishment; Regulations for Women and Childbirth; Personal Names; Education; Marriage; Division of Labor between the Sexes; Games; Travel and Greetings; War Customs; Burial Customs; Religion and Medicine; Appendix; Bibliography; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817384364
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817311094
Additional Edition:
Print version Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians
Language:
English
Keywords:
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