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Cannibalism is an acquired taste : and other notes from conversations with anthropologist Omer C. Stewart / compiled and edited by Carol L. Howell. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Howell, Carol L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stewart, Omer Call, 1908-1991.
- Stewart, Omer Call.
- Anthropologists--Colorado--Biography.
- Anthropologists.
- Indians of North America--Religion.
- Indians of North America.
- Peyotism--United States.
- Peyotism.
- Applied anthropology--United States.
- Applied anthropology.
- Anthropologists--Biography--Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Religion--United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 219 p. ) ill. ;
- Place of Publication:
- Niwot, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Omer Stewart is most noted for his career-long study of the Peyote religion. Carol L. Howell weaves together taped interviews with Stewart; excerpts from his letters, notes, and papers; and recollections of family members and others. The result is a fascinating sketch not only of Omer Stewart as a person but also of his contributions to the field of anthropology and the academic and social milieu in which he participated. A must for anthropologists and anyone interested in the art of biography.
- Contents:
- A boyhood revisited
- Science and religion
- The appeal of anthropology
- Message from the field
- The peyote religion
- Anthropology in fact and in theory
- Exploring the history of peyotism
- Postdoctoral training
- Applying anthropology in Boulder, Colorado
- Other major interests
- THe evolution of applied anthropology
- In memory of Omer C. Stewart.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-585-02855-9
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