Ethnography of the Fox Indians
Publisher: Reprint Services Corp
Published: September 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780781241250
Subjects: History; History: American
Notes: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletins Series
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Traditional history; title: Cosmogony; title: – Manitou; title: – Nature beliefs; title: – Medicine; title: – Color symbolism; title: – Witches, evil spirits, and ghosts; title: Mythology; title: Daily life…; title: – Everyday life; title: – Costume; title: Social observances; title: – Marriage; title: – Divorce; title: – Birth customs; title: – Menstrual customs; title: – Mortuary customs; title: Social organization; title: – Fox gentes; title: – The dual division; title: – Political organization; title: – Crime and punishment; title: Ceremonies and games; title: – The sacred feast; title: – Feasts of thanksgiving; title: – Notes on gens feast dances; title: – Other ceremonies; title: – Ceremonial paraphernalia and related data; title: – Games; title: Bibliography of Jones’ publications; title: Appendix A.—Miscellaneous social data; title: Appendix B.—Genealogies; title: Appendix C.—Lists of gens names; title: Appendix D.—Ceremonial data