| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 259 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Summary |
Robin Ridington and Dennis Hastings ingeniously adopt the conventions of Omaha oral narratives to tell the story and significance of the Sacred Pole. Portions of classic anthropological texts (particularly Fletcher and La Flesche's The Omaha Tribe), Omaha narratives, and other historical and contemporary accounts are repeated - each time in a different, more enlightening context - in a circle of stories seamlessly woven around Umon'hon'ti. The result is an innovative account that effortlessly glides between past and present. The distinct personality of Umon'hon'ti emerges and becomes the principal actor in the drama of its history and return. This unique blend of ethnography, ethnohistory, and Omaha poetics promises to make a significant contribution to our understanding of the religious life of Native Americans |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-247) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Sacred Pole (Omaha rite)
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Omaha Indians -- Religion
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Omaha Indians -- History
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Omaha Indians -- Material culture
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RELIGION -- Ethnic & Tribal.
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Omaha Indians
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Omaha Indians -- Religion
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Sacred Pole (Omaha rite)
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Gender & Ethnic Studies.
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Social Sciences.
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Ethnic & Race Studies.
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Omaha (Indiens) -- Religion.
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Omaha (Indiens) -- Histoire.
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Omaha (Indiens) -- Culture matérielle.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hastings, Dennis.
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| LC no. |
97006558 |
| ISBN |
0585272727 |
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9780585272726 |
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