An edition of William Jones' "Ethnography of the Fox Indians"..
(1939)
William Jones' "Ethnography of the Fox Indians"...
by Jones, William
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Traditional history
Cosmogony
– Manitou
– Nature beliefs
– Medicine
– Color symbolism
– Witches, evil spirits, and ghosts
Mythology
Daily life…
– Everyday life
– Costume
Social observances
– Marriage
– Divorce
– Birth customs
– Menstrual customs
– Mortuary customs
Social organization
– Fox gentes
– The dual division
– Political organization
– Crime and punishment
Ceremonies and games
– The sacred feast
– Feasts of thanksgiving
– Notes on gens feast dances
– Other ceremonies
– Ceremonial paraphernalia and related data
– Games
Bibliography of Jones’ publications
Appendix A.—Miscellaneous social data
Appendix B.—Genealogies
Appendix C.—Lists of gens names
Appendix D.—Ceremonial data
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. 115.
Margaret W. Fisher's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 1935.
Published also as Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, bulletin 125.
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| April 17, 2015 | Edited by Ted Lienhart | Added Table of Contents |
| December 6, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Added subjects from MARC records. |
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