ISBN:
0773540040
,
9780773540040
Language:
English
Pages:
160 S
,
Ill., Kt
,
30 cm
Series Statement:
McGill-Queen's native and northern series [67]
Series Statement:
McGill-Queen's native and northern series
DDC:
978.004/97
Keywords:
Indians of North America Warfare
;
Indians of North America Material culture
;
Indians of North America Social life and customs
;
Bildband
;
Plainsindianer
;
Kriegführung
;
Kunst
;
Krieg
Abstract:
Contextualizing the arts of Plains Indian warfare: Introduction ; Plains Indian objects: perceptions and representations ; The expressive cultures of Plains Indian warfare -- Historic Plains cultures before the twentieth century: Plains peoples ; cosmology and ideologies of power ; Visual and material renditions of power -- Warrior societies and ceremonial life: Theorizing warrior societies ; Origins and types of societies ; Societies and warrior regalia ; Warriors, dances, rituals and ceremonies -- Warriors and the technologies of warfare: Tangible and intangible power ; Discussing valour ; Diplomacy and war -- Continuity and change in the warrior tradition: Warriors without wars ; Plains Indians and modern conflicts ; Cultural revitalization ; New contexts
Description / Table of Contents:
Contextualizing the arts of Plains Indian warfare: Introduction ; Plains Indian objects: perceptions and representations ; The expressive cultures of Plains Indian warfare -- Historic Plains cultures before the twentieth century: Plains peoples ; cosmology and ideologies of power ; Visual and material renditions of power -- Warrior societies and ceremonial life: Theorizing warrior societies ; Origins and types of societies ; Societies and warrior regalia ; Warriors, dances, rituals and ceremonies -- Warriors and the technologies of warfare: Tangible and intangible power ; Discussing valour ; Diplomacy and war -- Continuity and change in the warrior tradition: Warriors without wars ; Plains Indians and modern conflicts ; Cultural revitalization ; New contexts.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-150) and index
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