| Shawnee: Ceremonialism Native American Tribe Contributor(s): Howard, James H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0821406140 ISBN-13: 9780821406144 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1981 Annotation: A comprehensive account of Shawnee culture, based on fieldwork among the present-day Shawnee as well as historic accounts, photographs, and paintings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion |
| Dewey: 970.004 |
| LCCN: 80023752 |
| Series: Ceremonialism of a Native Indian Tribe and Its Cultural Back |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.04" W x 9.09" (1.61 lbs) 470 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In spite of the important role of the Shawnee tribe of American Indians in the Colonial period and the early years of the American republic, they have been virtually ignored by the scholarly world. Anthropologists have paid little attention to the Shawnees, despite the tribe's rich culture and pivotal position among the other tribes in eastern North America. In this first comprehensive account of Shawnee culture, Dr. Howard assembled data concerning the tribe by utilizing published accounts, documents, maps, photographs, and paintings; and by visiting present-day Shawnees and participating in their ceremonies, games and everyday activities. The work is embellished with musical notations of Shawnee songs, maps, heirloom photographs and several photographs taken by the author during his fieldwork. Of particular interest is a remarkable series of paintings of Shawnee life by gifted Shawnee artist, Earnest Spybuck. |