Book
Religious beliefs and medicinal practices of the Creek Indians
U.S. Govt. Print. Off. • Washington, Dc • Published In 1928 • Pages: 473-672
By: Swanton, John Reed.
Abstract
This document is the second part of a comprehensive ethnography of the Indians of the Creek Confederacy. The first part, that deals with social organization, will be found in document 1:Swanton. Swanton includes here materials on Creek cosmology, mythology, supernatural beings, eschatology, and ceremonies. The last part of the document deals with shamanism and medicine. The material in this document is indexed in document 1:Swanton, pages 859-900.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- W. W. Stein; 1956; John Beierle; 2008
- Field Date
- 1911-1912
- Coverage Date
- 1750-1912
- Coverage Place
- southeastern United States
- Notes
- by John R. Swanton
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 672)
- LCCN
- 28030083
- LCSH
- Creek Indians