Book

An ethnohistoric and ethnographic analysis of the Iroquois from the aboriginal era to the present suburban era

University Microfilms InternationalAnn Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1994 • Pages:

By: Foley, Denis.

Abstract
According to Foley, much of the information that exists on the Iroquois is based on the early writings of the Jesuit Fathers and colonial chroniclers, and further supplemented by the ethnographies of Morgan, Beauchamp, Parker, Hewitt, Goldenweiser, Fenton, Speck, Shimony, Myers, and Weaver. Prominent social theorists such as Marx and Engles utilized portions of Morgan's research on the Iroquois to develop theories on the origin of the state and class structure. This dissertation '…attempts to synthesize and place the various primary sources and secondary works in historical perspective in order to delineate specific factors affecting the processes of change' (p. i) from the aboriginal precontact period to the mid-1970s.
Subjects
Sociocultural trends
Form and rules of government
Deliberative councils
Public welfare
General character of religion
Theological systems
culture
Iroquois
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1994
Field Date
no date (10 months (p. 10))
Coverage Date
Pre-contact-1975
Coverage Place
Six Nations Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Notes
by Denis Foley
UM: 76-1904
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-362)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- State University of New York at Albany, 1975
LCSH
Iroquois Indians