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Swanton John Reed <1873-1958.> |
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Titolo |
Source material for the social and ceremonial life of the Choctaw Indians [[electronic resource] /] / John R. Swanton ; foreword by Kenneth H. Carleton |
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Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2001 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary American Indian studies |
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306.089973 |
976.004/973 |
976.004973 |
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Soggetti |
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Choctaw Indians - Social life and customs |
Indians of North America - Social life and customs |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Published in cooperation with the Birmingham Public Library." |
Originally published: Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1931. (Bulletin / Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology ; 103). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-273) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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 subje |
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