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Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians
Seiten
2013
Greenwood Press (Verlag)
978-0-313-36401-3 (ISBN)
Greenwood Press (Verlag)
978-0-313-36401-3 (ISBN)
This complete overview of the Choctaw people, from ancient times to the present, includes sections on history, cuisine, music and dance, current issues, oral traditions and language, social relationships, and traditional world view.
Endeavoring to replace stereotypical images with a more accurate understanding of Native Americans, Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians explores the traditional lives of the Choctaw people, their history and oppression by the dominant society, and their struggles to maintain a unique identity in the face of overwhelming pressures to assimilate.
The book begins with a historical overview of traditional Choctaw life, belief systems, social customs, and traditions. Moving to contemporary Choctaw communities, it looks at the modern-day Choctaw and the important issues they face. Separate chapters cover cuisine, social and kinship systems, oral traditions, arts, music, and dance, as well as current issues and tribal politics. Readers will see how many Choctaw people blend traditional beliefs with participation in and knowledge of the dominant society and economy, while continuing to speak and teach the Choctaw language and traditions in homes, churches, and schools.
Endeavoring to replace stereotypical images with a more accurate understanding of Native Americans, Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians explores the traditional lives of the Choctaw people, their history and oppression by the dominant society, and their struggles to maintain a unique identity in the face of overwhelming pressures to assimilate.
The book begins with a historical overview of traditional Choctaw life, belief systems, social customs, and traditions. Moving to contemporary Choctaw communities, it looks at the modern-day Choctaw and the important issues they face. Separate chapters cover cuisine, social and kinship systems, oral traditions, arts, music, and dance, as well as current issues and tribal politics. Readers will see how many Choctaw people blend traditional beliefs with participation in and knowledge of the dominant society and economy, while continuing to speak and teach the Choctaw language and traditions in homes, churches, and schools.
Donna L. Akers, PhD, is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and associate professor of Native American history and culture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Series Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chronology
1 History of the Choctaws of the West
2 History of the Choctaws in the Deep South
3 Worldview and Spiritual Beliefs
4 Social Customs, Gender Roles, Family Life, and Children
5 Choctaw Oral Traditions
6 Choctaw Cuisine and Agriculture
7 Choctaw Arts, Ceremonies, and Festivals
8 Contemporary Issues
Selected Bibliography
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.1.2013 |
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Reihe/Serie | Culture and Customs of Native Peoples in America |
Zusatzinfo | 19 bw illus |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 454 g |
Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-313-36401-X / 031336401X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-313-36401-3 / 9780313364013 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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