book chapter
The Iroquois Eagle Dance an offshoot of the Calument Dance
Smithsonian Institution • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1953 • Pages: vi, 324 , plates
By: Fenton, William N..
Abstract
This monograph is a reworking of Fenton's doctoral dissertation at Yale. This work describes and analyzes the variations of the Eagle Dance at different Iroquois communities. These data are marshalled in such a way as to show their bearing on the ethnological problem of individual variation in behavior. Sections of the monograph discuss the Seneca Eagle Dance at Allegany and Tonawanda Reservations, the Onondaga Condor Dance, and the Eagle Dance and Six Nations Reserve, Grand River, Ontario. The Iroquois Eagle Dance is then discussed as a cultural phenomenon, including data on origin legends, scrifices, dream experiences, ritual equipment, organization, and pattern. The monograph concludes with a long section on the documentary history of the Eagle Dance including a survey of the literature and a distribution and comparative study.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1961
- Field Date
- 1933-1950
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- various locations, United States and Canada
- Notes
- William N. Fenton
- Pages 223-306, containing an analysis of the Eagle Dance and songs by Gertrude Kurath are not included
- LCSH
- Iroquois Indians