Book

The Comanches: lords of the south Plains

University of Oklahoma Press34 • Published In 1952 • Pages: xviii, 381 , 16 plates

By: Wallace, Ernest, Hoebel, E. Adamson (Edward Adamson).

Abstract
This document is a thorough study of Comanche culture by Wallace, an ethnohistorian, and Hoebel, an anthropologist. Much of the data has been taken from the literature, but a considerable amount was gathered from informants alive at the time the study was done. The book is written in the past tense, and constitutes a reconstruction of Comanche culture as it existed before the influence of white culture changed it radically. Included are sections on the environment and history of the group, the latter section covering relations with the whites and the move to a reservation. Data are given on material culture, the life cycle, social structure, law and government, religion, curing, leisure activities, and warfare.
Subjects
Geography
History
Acculturation and culture contact
Adolescence, adulthood, and old age
Kinship
Kinship terminology
Territorial hierarchy
Government institutions
General character of religion
Medical therapy
Recreation
War
culture
Comanche
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
James R. Leary ; 1958
Field Date
1933, 1945
Coverage Date
1700-1945
Coverage Place
southwestern United States
Notes
Ernest Wallace and E. Adamson Hoebel
Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-364)
LCCN
52011087
LCSH
Comanche Indians