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The changing character of Fox adoption-feasts
American journal of sociology • 34 • Published In 1929 • Pages: 890-892
By: Michelson, Truman.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this source, Michelson presents a statement, in the nature of a protest, regarding the changing character of Fox adoption-feasts. The paper was first written out by an Indian in Fox syllabary, then the informant dictated an English version. Michelson argues that the English dictated version differs from the written version. Michelson also adds the warning that the informant has Winnebago blood. The conclusion is that the adoption feast is actually an exchange of goods.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Mourning
- Adoption
- Sociocultural trends
- Gift giving
- Buying and selling
- 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
- Linguist
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin ; 1976-1977
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1911-1928
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1911-1928
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- not specified
- NotesAdditional notes
- Truman Michelson
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 05031884
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fox Indians