ISBN:
0-8061-2039-8
,
978-0-8061-2039-3
Language:
English
Pages:
xxi, 522 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Blätter Bildtafeln
,
Illustrationen (teils farbig)
Edition:
First edition
Series Statement:
The _Civilization of the American Indian Series 178
Keywords:
Kanada Ontario
;
New York State
;
Indianer, Nordamerika
;
Irokese
;
Maske
;
Ritual und Zeremonie
;
Religion und Mythologie
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Orthography -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Part one -- 2. Mask types -- 3. Historical setting -- 4. Time perspective -- Part two -- 5. The society of faces, or the false face company -- 6. The window of tradition -- 7. Of dreams, collectors, scared children, and bundles -- Part three -- 8. Ritual equipment: The props to the ceremony -- 9. Carving styles -- Part four -- 10. The rituals of the society -- 11. The rites at Coldspring, Tonawanda, and Six Nations -- 12. Family feasts -- 13. "Indian new year" -- Part five -- 14. The society of husk faces, or bushy heads -- 15. Props to the ceremony -- 16. The great husk face drama -- Part six -- 17. Prominence and climax -- Part seven -- 18. Comparisons and implications for ethnology -- 19. Alternative interpretations of eastern masking -- Part eight -- 20. Postlude : The startling parallel of carnival in Europe -- 21. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 509-516
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