Book

Delaware culture chronology

Indiana Historical Society3 (1) • Published In 1946 • Pages: [1]-143

By: Kinietz, W. Vernon (William Vernon).

Abstract
This volume is a study of Delaware acculturation over the past three centuries. The author tests the hypothesis that when an ethnic group comes into contact with or is invaded by a superior or more complex culture its technology is the first part of its culture to change. Social concepts and behavior are more resistant to change. Religion is the most resistant to change. His extensive use of documentary materials is supplemented by his field data gathered among the survivors of the Delaware in Oklahoma.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Hunting and trapping
Food preparation
Diet
Dance
Naming
Etiquette
Nuptials
Clans
Tribe and nation
Community heads
Offenses against life
Warfare
Magical and mental therapy
Burial practices and funerals
Eschatology
Spirits and gods
Organized ceremonial
culture
Delaware
HRAF PubDate
2003
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
Robert J. Theodoratus ; 1962
Field Date
1938
Coverage Date
1600-1930s
Coverage Place
United States
Notes
by Vernon Kinietz
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-143)
LCCN
47000800
LCSH
Delaware Indians