Creek Indian medicine ways :the enduring power of Mvskoke religion /David Lewis, Jr., Ann T. Jordan.

Name/Title

Creek Indian medicine ways :the enduring power of Mvskoke religion /David Lewis, Jr., Ann T. Jordan.

Description

Machine generated contents note: 1. History of the Mvskoke / 3 -- 2. History of the Lewis Family / 23 -- THE LIVING MEDICINE TRADITION / 37 -- 3. Kinds of Medicine People / 39 -- 4. Selection of Medicine People / 44 -- 5. Memories of Childhood in a Medicine Family / 56 -- 6. The Story / 70 -- 7. Plants / 78 -- 8. Making Medicine / go -- 9. Ceremonies / io6 -- 10. The Unseen Powers of Traditional Medicine / 18 -- APPENDICES / izI -- A. Mvskoke Medicine and the Written Record / 122 -- B. David Lewis's Narrative and the Written Record / 136 -- C. Partial Genealogy of the Lewis and Jacobs Families / 67 -- Glossary and Pronunciation Guide / i68 -- Notes / 170 -- Bibliography / i8z -- Index / I90 -- Illustrations follow p. 38. xxi, 194 p., [8] p. of plates :ill. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Lewis, David

Place Published

City

Albuquerque

Date Published

circa 2002

Publication Subjects

Creek Indians--Medicine. Creek Indians--Religion. Medicine, Traditional--Oklahoma. Indians, North American--Oklahoma. Mythology--Oklahoma. Religion and Medicine--Oklahoma.

Call No.

E99 .C9 L49 2002

ISBN

0826323677, 9780826323675

LCCN

2001005455

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-189) and index.