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Osage Indian Customs and Myths
Louis F. Burns
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Description for Osage Indian Customs and Myths
Paperback. This volume supplements the work of ethnographer Francis La Flesche who recorded detailed descriptions of Osage rituals. Louis Burns's position as a modern Osage - aware of the white culture's expectations but steeped in the traditions himself and writing from an insider's perspective - makes this work valuable to scholar and layperson alike. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Slouan peoples who migrated from the Atlantic coastal region and settled in the central portion of the North American continent long before the arrival of Europeans are now known as Osage. Because the Osage did not possess a written language, their myths and cultural traditions were handed down orally through many generations. With time, only those elements deemed vital were preserved in the stories, and many of these became highly stylised. The resulting verbal recitations of the proper life of an Osage - from genesis myths to body decoration, from star songs to child-naming rituals, from war party strategies to ... Read more
Slouan peoples who migrated from the Atlantic coastal region and settled in the central portion of the North American continent long before the arrival of Europeans are now known as Osage. Because the Osage did not possess a written language, their myths and cultural traditions were handed down orally through many generations. With time, only those elements deemed vital were preserved in the stories, and many of these became highly stylised. The resulting verbal recitations of the proper life of an Osage - from genesis myths to body decoration, from star songs to child-naming rituals, from war party strategies to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817351816
SKU
V9780817351816
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About Louis F. Burns
Louis F. Burns, of Osage-French-Scottish heritage, is a member of the Mottled Eagle Clan and author of 6 books, including A History of the Osage People.
Reviews for Osage Indian Customs and Myths
Burns is an extremely meticulous researcher and has written an excellent general study of the Osage. - Garrick Bailey, University of Tulsa