The Light Gray People: An Ethno-History of the Lipan Apaches of Texas and Northern Mexico Contributor(s): Minor, Nancy McGown (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761848541 ISBN-13: 9780761848547 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $51.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
Dewey: 305.897 |
LCCN: 2009934373 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 202 pages |
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Publisher Description: Although Lipan Apache culture was studied by one of the most eminent anthropologists of the twentieth century, many important questions remain. What is the meaning of the tribal name Lipan? Did Morris Opler's 1935 study of historical Lipan culture conform to practices seen by eighteenth century Spaniards? Only four in situ observations of Lipan Apache culture survive - observations made by a Spanish priest, a Spanish military officer, a Swiss botanist and an Anglo captive. Each source reveals fascinating insights into a hitherto unseen world of Lipan beliefs and practices. The sources reported, for example, that the Lipans were able to predict both solar and lunar eclipses, a practice which went far beyond the vision quest posited by Opler. The Light Gray People seeks to complete a comparative analysis of traditional Lipan Apache culture, as seen through the eyes of four eighteenth and nineteenth century observers and Morris Opler's theories. |