Creek religion and medicine
By: by John R. Swanton ; introduction to the Bison Books edition by James T. Carson.
Edition: 1st Bison Books
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Lincoln, Neb
Language: eng
Number of pages: 684
Subjects: Creek Indians -- Religion; Creek Indians -- Medicine; Creek mythology; Creek dance
Description: "Weaving together a wide array of historical sources with oral accounts gathered from fieldwork, this study provides a valuable overview of traditional Creek (Muskogee) religion and medicine. John R. Swanton visited the Creek Nation in the early twentieth century and learned about many important aspects of Creek religious life and medicine.

Subjects covered in this book include Creek conceptions of the cosmos; religious stories; death and the afterlife; spiritual forces and beings; various rituals, including the Busk ceremony; prohibitions; the power and skills of different religious practitioners; the cultural force of witchcraft; and herbal and spiritual remedies. Many of these beliefs and practices have been present throughout Creek history and persist today.

Creek Religion and Medicine showcases the vibrant culture of an enduring southeastern Native people."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: Religious beliefs and medicinal practices of the Creek Indians : Washington, D.C. : U.S. Gov. Print. Off., 1928, in series: Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Annual report ; 42d ; 1924/1925