Book
Iroquois suicide: a study in the stability of a culture pattern
Smithsonian Institution • (14) • Published In 1941 • Pages: 80-137 , plates
By: Fenton, William N..
Abstract
This paper discusses the frequency, causes, and methods of suicide that Fenton observed among the Tonawanda Seneca in 1935. The author goes on to explore the cultural pattern of the behavior through descriptions in historical documents
- 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
- Alice McCloskey ; 1954
- Field Date
- 1935
- Coverage Date
- 1935
- Coverage Place
- Seneca ; Tonawanda Reservation, New York State, United States
- Notes
- by William N. Fenton
- Bibliography: p. 136-137
- LCSH
- Iroquois Indians