Yuchi Ceremonial Life: Performance, Meaning, and Tradition in a Contemporary American Indian Community by Jason Baird Jackson; with an afterword by the author.
Yuchi Ceremonial Life: Performance, Meaning, and Tradition in a Contemporary American Indian Community by Jason Baird Jackson; with an afterword by the author.
Description
Introduction -- Yuchi history, culture, and society -- Ceremonial life : general frameworks -- Speaking in the big house -- Indian football : signaling the creator -- Stomp dance : reciprocity and social interaction -- Arbor dance : community and renewal -- Green corn ceremony : sacred stories -- Soup dance : men, women, and ancestors -- Conclusion.
xviii, 347 p. :ill. ;23 cm.
Book Details
Author
Jackson, Jason Baird
Place Published
City
Lincoln
Date Published
2005
Publication Subjects
Yuchi Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
Yuchi dance.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Yuchi.