ISBN:
0-295-97008-1
,
978-0-295-97008-0
Language:
English
Pages:
xl, 488 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History number 70
Keywords:
Indianer, Nordamerika Alaska
;
Tlingit
;
Ethnographie
;
Medizin, traditionelle
;
Schamanismus
;
Soziales Leben
;
Lebenszyklus
;
Anthropologie, soziale
;
Anthropologie, kulinarische
;
Anthropologie, medizinische
Description / Table of Contents:
Abbreviations -- Preface: editing The Tlingit Indians -- Transliteration of Tlingit -- Acknowledgements -- Editor's introduction: George Thornton Emmons as ethnographer -- A biography by Jean Low: Lieutenant George Thornton Emmons, USN, 1852-1945 -- 1. The land and the people -- 2. Social organization -- 3. Villages, houses, forts, and other works -- 4. Travel and tranportation -- 5. Fishing and hunting -- 6. Food and its preparation -- 7. Arts and industries: men's work -- 8. Arts and industries: women's work -- 9. Dress and decoration -- 10. Life cycle -- 11. Ceremonies -- 12. War and peace -- 13. Illness and medicine -- 14. Shamanism -- 15. Witchcraft -- 16. Games and gambling -- 17. Time, tides, and winds -- Tables -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 465-475
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