03004nam 2200721Ia 450 991079153560332120230617024300.00-8173-8415-4(CKB)2560000000056549(EBL)547668(OCoLC)650060149(SSID)ssj0000483306(PQKBManifestationID)11929770(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483306(PQKBWorkID)10528766(PQKB)10496279(SSID)ssj0000457457(PQKBManifestationID)11342500(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457457(PQKBWorkID)10415216(PQKB)10877133(MiAaPQ)EBC547668(OCoLC)607746456(MdBmJHUP)muse9031(Au-PeEL)EBL547668(CaPaEBR)ebr10408848(EXLCZ)99256000000005654920020925d2003 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChoctaw prophecy[electronic resource] a legacy of the future /Tom MouldTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20031 online resource (305 p.)Contemporary American Indian studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-1226-9 0-8173-1225-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-255) and index.Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; Note on the Texts; Introduction; 1. Choctaw Verbal Art; 2. The Genre and Performance of Prophecy; 3. Interpreting Prophecy; 4. The Origin of Prophecy; 5. The Future in Prophecy; Conclusion; Appendix: Summary of Prophecies; Notes; References Cited; Index This intriguing study explores the power and artistry of prophecy among the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, who use predictions about the future to interpret the world around them. This book challenges the common assumption that American Indian prophecy was an anomaly of the 18th and 19th centuries that resulted from tribes across the continent reacting to the European invasion. Tom Mould's study of the contemporary prophetic traditions of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians reveals a much larger system of prophecy that continues today as a vibrant part of theContemporary American Indian studies.Choctaw IndiansReligionProphecyChoctaw IndiansFolkloreOral traditionMississippiChoctaw IndiansReligion.Prophecy.Choctaw IndiansOral tradition133.3089973299.783299/.783Mould Tom1969-944747MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791535603321Choctaw prophecy3734780UNINA