Civilization of the American Indian Series - 193: The Powhatan Indians of Virginia

Their Traditional Culture

Auteurs

• Helen C. Rountree

Paramètres

• 232 pages
• 9 heures de lecture

• Histoire
• Indiens
• Nonfiction
• Sciences sociales
• Thème historique

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Among the aspects of Powhatan life that Helen Rountree describes in vivid detail are hunting and agriculture, territorial claims, warfare and treatment of prisoners, physical appearance and dress, construction of houses and towns, education of youths, initiation rites, family and social structure and customs, the nature of rulers, medicine, religion, and even village games, music, and dance.Rountree’s is the first book-length treatment of this fascinating culture, which included one of the most complex political organizations in native North American and which figured prominently in early American history.

Achat du livre

• Année de publication: 1992
• Reliure: (souple)