Yuchi ceremonial life: performance, meaning, and tradition in a contemporary american indian community
Auteur :
Jackson, Jason Baird
Éditeur :
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN :
9780803225947
Date de publication :
1 avr. 2003
Poids :
680 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Drawing on a decade of collaborative study with tribal elders and using insights gained from ethnopoetics, this title captures in vivid detail the performance, impact, and motivations behind such rituals as the Stomp Dance, the Green Corn Ceremony, and the Soup Dance and discusses their continuing importance to the community.