book chapter
The road of life and death: a ritual drama of the American Indian
Pantheon Books Inc. • New York • Published In 1945 • Pages: 49-77
By: Radin, Paul.
Abstract
This selection, entitled 'II. Winnebago Civilization and the Medicine Rite,' has been abstracted from the author's work listed above, and attempts to show how three marked characteristics of Winnebago civilization--the conservatism of old cultural elements, the receptivity to new ideas, and the capacity for making new integrations--all interact with one another to create new cultural patterns in the Winnebago milieu. The illustration used to demonstrate these interacting processes is the evolution of the Medicine Rite. As background orientation to his study the author provides some limited data on social organization, religion, ritualism, and mythology.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1965; John Beierle; 20098
- Field Date
- 1908-1913
- Coverage Date
- 1650-1913
- Coverage Place
- Wisconsin, United States
- Notes
- Paul Radin ; with a foreword by Mark Van Doren ...
- LCCN
- 46000923
- LCSH
- Ho Chunk Indians