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, DavidDate Published
circa 2002Publication 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 2002ISBN
0826323677, 9780826323675LCCN
2001005455Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-189) and index.