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Anthropology text offers information on Tewa pueblo culture,
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Aside from Jomo Kenyata's treatise on his tribe, the Kikuyu, I am not familiar with any other anthropological tribal study by a scientist who is also an ethnic member of the tribe he is discussing. For that reason alone, this book is worth wading through, although for anyone not schooled in anthropology jargon it can be very heavy going at times. Perhaps the author was bending over backwards to enhance the impression of objectivity, as his "informants" were probably either relatives or friends. However, it is a fascinating discussion of a subject that normally is not discussed with outsiders, and for anyone who is interested in Rio Grande pueblo culture, this is an indispensable volume and well worth the candle.
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I bought a used book that was very old because it had been written by a neighbor of mine in the early 1970's. I was amazed at the condition of the book I received. It was everything promised.
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This study represents an attempt to fill a serious gap in the ethnographic literature on the Pueblos of the American Southwest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
water giving rite, moiety chiefs, moiety societies, mother earth navel, moiety society, winter deities, concentric dualism, earth navel middle place, water pouring ritual, finishing rite, ceremonial sponsors, respective moieties, moiety membership, dual organization, symbolic dualism, opposite moiety, earth navels, shinny game, chief initiates, primordial home, own moiety, naming mothers, prayer feathers, spiritual categories, naming ritual Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tsave Yoh, San Juan, Dry Food Who Never Did Become, Turtle Dance, Weasel People, Blue Corn Woman, New Mexico, Rio Grande, White Corn Maiden, Blue Corn Women, Douglas Spruce, Ash Youth, Catholic Church, Fish People, Summer Winter, White Fir New!
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This study represents an attempt to fill a serious gap in the ethnographic literature on the Pueblos of the American Southwest. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
water giving rite, moiety chiefs, moiety societies, mother earth navel, moiety society, winter deities, concentric dualism, earth navel middle place, water pouring ritual, finishing rite, ceremonial sponsors, respective moieties, moiety membership, dual organization, symbolic dualism, opposite moiety, earth navels, shinny game, chief initiates, primordial home, own moiety, naming mothers, prayer feathers, spiritual categories, naming ritual Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tsave Yoh, San Juan, Dry Food Who Never Did Become, Turtle Dance, Weasel People, Blue Corn Woman, New Mexico, Rio Grande, White Corn Maiden, Blue Corn Women, Douglas Spruce, Ash Youth, Catholic Church, Fish People, Summer Winter, White Fir New!
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- Washo Indians of California and Nevada by Warren L. Azevedo in Back Matter
- The North American Indian: The Complete Portfolios by Edward Sheriff Curtis in Back Matter
- Songs of the Tewa, American Indian Home Songs, Sacred Chants, Ceremonial Songs, Magic Songs and Prayers by Herbert Joseph Spinden in Back Matter
- The American Indian: Past and Present by Roger Nichols in Back Matter
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