The light gray people : an ethno-history of the Lipan Apaches of Texas and northern Mexico / Nancy McGown Minor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minor, Nancy McGown.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lipan Indians--Texas--History.

Lipan Indians.

Lipan Indians--Mexico, North--History.

History.

North Mexico.

Texas.

Physical Description:

xi, 188 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Ethno-history of the Lipan Apaches of Texas and northern Mexico

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2009]

Summary:

Although Lipan Apache culture was studied by one of the most eminent anthropologists of the twentieth century, many important questions remain. What is the meaning of the tribal name Lipan? Did Morris Opler's 1935 study of historical Lipan culture conform to practices seen by eighteenth century Spaniards?

Only four in situ observations of Lipan Apache culture survive-observations made by a Spanish priest, a Spanish military officer, a Swiss botanist and an Anglo captive. Each source reveals fascinating insights into a hitherto unseen world of Lipan beliefs and practices. The sources reported, for example, that the Lipans were able to predict both solar and lunar eclipses, a practice which went far beyond the vision quest posited by Opler. The Light Gray People seeks to complete a comparative analysis of traditional Lipan Apache culture, as seen through the eyes of four eighteenth and nineteenth century observers and Morris Opler's theories.

Contents:

Part I Lipan Apache Origins and Early History 1

Chapter 1 Translation and Meaning of the Tribal Name Lipan 3

Chapter 2 The Origin of the Lipan Apaches 9

Chapter 3 The Zuazua History 15

Chapter 4 Early Lipan-Spanish Contacts in Texas 27

Part II Lipan Apache Culture and Cultural Adaptations, 1700-1900 39

Chapter 5 Physical Appearance and Manner of Dress 41

Chapter 6 Lipan Apache Material Culture 49

Chapter 7 Lipan Apache Economic Culture: Hunting and Gathering 59

Chapter 8 Lipan Apache Economic Culture: The Shadow Trade Economy 71

Chapter 9 Lipan Apache Social Culture: Family, Kinship and Society 77

Chapter 10 Political Organization: The Lipan Band 87

Chapter 11 Political Organization: The Lipan Chief 101

Chapter 12 Lipan Apache Raiding 109

Chapter 13 Captives 117

Chapter 14 Lipan Apache Warfare 131

Chapter 15 Lipan Apache Religion- Overview 141

Chapter 16 Lipan Apache Religion- Mythic Shamanism 145

Chapter 17 Lipan Apache Religion- Curative Shamanism 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780761848547

0761848541

9780761848530

0761848533

9780761848554

076184855X

OCLC:

436243301