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Mortuary observances and the adoption rites of the Algonkin Foxes of Iowa
Proceedings of the International Congress of Americanists, 15th, 1906, Quebec • 2 • Published In 1968 • Pages: 263-277
By: Jones, William.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a brief discussion of burial practices, mourning customs, and adoption rites among the Iowa Fox. Although the article focuses on description of customary practices, some information is given on Fox eschatology in order to clarify their beliefs about the relationship of adoption rites to the careers of the dead souls.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Burial practices and funerals
- Mourning
- Adoption
- Special burial practices and funerals
- Eschatology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fox
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Eleanor Swanson ; John Beierle ; 1976
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1897-1904
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1854-1904
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Iowa, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Willliam Jones
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 51014236
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fox Indians--Funerary customs and rites