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Kiowa belief and ritual.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kracht, Benjamin R., 1955- author.
- Series:
- Studies in the anthropology of North American Indians.
- Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians Series.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kiowa Indians--Religion.
- Kiowa Indians.
- Kiowa Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
- Ethnology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (402 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- "Brings together materials gleaned from the Laboratory of Anthropology (Santa Fe) fieldnotes, augmented by Alice Marriott's fieldnotes, to significantly enhance the existing literature concerning Plains Indians religions."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Ethnographic studies of Plains Indian religions
- Kiowa history: 1832-1868
- Kiowa beliefs and concepts of the universe
- Acquiring, maintaining, and manifesting power
- Bundles, shields, and societies
- The Kiowa Sun Dance
- Conclusion: the collapse of the horse and buffalo culture and the Sun Dance
- Appendix: Kiowa Sun Dance chronology, 1833-1890.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781496201461
- 1496201469
- OCLC:
- 957655711
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