| The Powhatan Indians of Virginia: Their Traditional Culture Revised Edition Contributor(s): Rountree, Helen C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806124555 ISBN-13: 9780806124551 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $21.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 306.089 |
| LCCN: 88024555 |
| Series: Civilization of the American Indian |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.45" W x 8.49" (0.66 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Virginia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Among the aspects of Powhatan life that Helen Rountree describes in vivid detail are hunting and agriculture, territorial claims, warfare and treatment of prisoners, physical appearance and dress, construction of houses and towns, education of youths, initiation rites, family and social structure and customs, the nature of rulers, medicine, religion, and even village games, music, and dance. Rountree's is the first book-length treatment of this fascinating culture, which included one of the most complex political organizations in native North American and which figured prominently in early American history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rountree, Helen C.: - Helen C. Rountree is an ethnohistorian with degrees from the College of William and Mary, the University of Utah, and the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Her research and fieldwork for two decades have been among North American Indians in both Virginia and Nevada; she has worked both with historical documents and with living Indians and has written numerous journal articles. She is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Old Dominion University. |