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Lesser, Alexander

The Pawnee Ghost Dance Hand Game : A Study of Cultural Change / Alexander Lesser. - 1 online resource (346 p.) - Columbia University Contributions to Anthropology .

Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- I I. THE PAWNEE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY -- II. THE GHOST DANCE AMONG THE PAWNEE. -- IIΙ. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GHOST DANCE -- IV. THE HAND GAME. DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTER -- V. PLAY OF THE PAWNEE HAND GAME -- VI. THE OLD PAWNEE HAND GAME -- VII. THE GHOST DANCE HAND GAME -- VIII . ANALYSIS OF THE GHOST DANCE HAND GAME -- IX. THE SOUTH BAND HAND GAMES -- X. THE SKIRI HAND GAMES -- XI. COMPARISON OF THE OLD HAND GAME AND THE GHOST DANCE HAND GAME -- XII. HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GHOST DANCE HAND GAME -- BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Studies the history of the Pawnee from the very early 1800's.  Looks specifically at the complexities of the ghost dance and the hand game and maintaining the essential values of the Native American culture.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780231939249 9780231896115

Standard No.: 10.7312/less93924 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ghost dance.
Pawnee Indians--Games.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies.

LC Class. No.: E99.P3 / L47

Dewey Class. No.: 970.3