Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"One of the more complex and widespread rituals practiced by Native American groups focused on the calumet, a sacred pipe with a feathered shaft. The Calumet Ceremony was a powerful ritual through which members of another tribe were adopted. It also promoted social unity within tribes and facilitated contact and trade between them.".
"Perhaps the most detailed description of a Calumet Ceremony was recorded near the turn of the century by ethnographer Alice C. Fletcher. Fletcher witnessed the Hako, a version of the Calumet Ceremony practiced by the Chaui clan of the Pawnee. With the invaluable assistance of Tahirussawichi, a Pawnee Ku'rahus or ceremonial leader, and renowned Indian scholar James R. Murie, himself a Pawnee, the author describes in marvelous detail the intricate rhythm and structure of the ceremony.
Each song of the Hako is transcribed, translated, interpreted by the Pawnee Ku'rahus, and later analyzed by the author. Fletcher concludes that the Hako promised longevity, fertility, and prosperity to individuals and worked to insure "friendship and peace" between clans and tribes." "The Hako, originally published in 1904, is introduced by Helen Myers, an associate professor of music at Trinity College and the ethnomusicology editor of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Subjects
Pawnee Indians, Religion, Music, Hako (Pawnee rite), Indians of North America, Calumets, Rites and ceremonies, Customs, Indigenous peoples, Sociology, Native American Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, Social Science, USA, Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Tribes, Social Science / Native American Studies, Anthropology - Cultural, Indians of north america, rites and ceremoniesPlaces
NebraskaShowing 4 featured editions. View all 4 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
The Hako: A Pawnee Ceremony
July 25, 2007, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Hardcover
in English
054813538X 9780548135389
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
The Hako: Song, Pipe, and Unity in a Pawnee Calumet Ceremony
November 28, 1996, University of Nebraska Press
Paperback
in English
0803268890 9780803268890
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
The hako: song, pipe, and unity in a Pawnee Calumet ceremony
1996, University of Nebraska Press
in English
0803268890 9780803268890
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
4 |
zzzz
|
Book Details
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 30, 2008
- 5 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
April 24, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs. |
April 16, 2010 | Edited by bgimpertBot | Added goodreads ID. |
April 13, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the edition. |
December 15, 2009 | Edited by WorkBot | link works |
April 30, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |