Source material for the social and ceremonial life of the Choctaw Indians / John R. Swanton ; foreword by Kenneth H. Carleton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958.

Series:

Contemporary American Indian studies.

Contemporary American Indian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Choctaw Indians--Social life and customs.

Choctaw Indians.

Indians of North America--Social life and customs.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Long considered the undisputed authority on the Indians of the southern United States, anthropologist John Swanton published this history as the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) Bulletin 103 in 1931. Swanton's descriptions are drawn from earlier records-including those of DuPratz and Romans-and from Choctaw informants. His long association with the Choctaws is evident in the thorough detailing of their customs and way of life and in his sensitivity to the presentation of their native culture. Included are descriptions of such subje

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword / Kenneth H. Carleton; Introduction; Historical Sketch; The Origin Legend; Material Condition; Social Organization; Government; Property; Crime and Punishment; Regulations for Women and Childbirth; Personal Names; Education; Marriage; Division of Labor between the Sexes; Games; Travel and Greetings; War Customs; Burial Customs; Religion and Medicine; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"Published in cooperation with the Birmingham Public Library."

Originally published: Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1931. (Bulletin / Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology ; 103).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-273) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8436-7

OCLC:

664233628