Yuchi Folklore Cultural Expression in a Southeastern Native American Community |
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Author:
| Jackson, Jason Baird |
Contribution by:
| Linn, Mary S. |
Series title: | The Civilization of the American Indian Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4397-2 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Yuchi Folklore examines expressive genres and customs that have long been of special interest to Yuchi people themselves. Beginning with an overview of Yuchi history and ethnography, the book explores four categories of cultural expression: verbal or spoken art, material culture, cultural performance, and worldview. In describing oratory, food, architecture, and dance, Jackson visits and revisits the themes of cultural persistence and social interaction, initially between...
More Description Yuchi Folklore examines expressive genres and customs that have long been of special interest to Yuchi people themselves. Beginning with an overview of Yuchi history and ethnography, the book explores four categories of cultural expression: verbal or spoken art, material culture, cultural performance, and worldview. In describing oratory, food, architecture, and dance, Jackson visits and revisits the themes of cultural persistence and social interaction, initially between Yuchi and other peoples east of the Mississippi and now in northeastern Oklahoma.