| An Apache Life-Way: The Economic, Social And Religious Institutions Of The Chiricahua Indians Contributor(s): Opler, Morris Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 143670250X ISBN-13: 9781436702508 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $56.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Originally published in 1941, "An Apache Life-Way" remains one of the most important and innovative studies of southwestern Native Americans, drawing upon a rich and invaluable body of data gathered by the ethnographer Morris Edward Opler during the 1930s. Blending the analysis of individual Apache lives with the analysis of their culture, this landmark study tells of the ceremonies, religious beliefs, social life, and economy of the Chiricahua Apache. Opler traces, in fascinating detail, how a person " becomes an Apache, " beginning with conception, moving through puberty rites, marriage, and the various religious, domestic, and military duties and experiences of adulthood, and concluding with the rites and beliefs surrounding death. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Freemasonry & Secret Societies |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| Lexile Measure: 930 |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6" W x 9" (2.14 lbs) 548 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |