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The ghost dance of 1889 among the Pai Indians of northwestern Arizona Henry F. Dobyns and Robert C. Euler

Catalog Data

Author:
Dobyns, Henry F  Search this
Author:
Euler, Robert C  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 67 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Arizona
Date:
1967
Contents:
Foreword / Edward H. Spicer -- Preface -- I. The Ghost Dance movement. Ghost Dance form ; Degree of ceremonial intensity ; Vision trance aspect -- II. Acceptance by the Pai. Pai factionalism under stress ; Transmission to Eastern bands -- III. End of the Ghost Dance movement -- IV. Stress and subordination. Life threats ; Health threats ; Subsistence threats ; Family threats ; Unpredictable authority -- V. Reaction to defeat. Military defeat ; In-group aggression ; Aggression release -- VI. Post-Ghost Dance trends -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index
Topic:
Ghost dance  Search this
Danse des esprits  Search this
Peuples autochtones  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Call number:
E98.D2 D63
E98.D2 D63
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_16110