Book
Florida Seminole religious ritual: resistance and change
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1989 • Pages:
By: Buswell, James Oliver, III.
Abstract
This source is a description and analysis of both the Green Corn Dance and Christianity among the Florida Seminole. The relation of the Florida Seminoles to other Southeastern groups is clearly laid out. A lengthy and detailed description of the Green Corn Dance is presented, based on observations of the busk held by the Brighton community in the summer of 1970. The history of Christianity and missions among the Seminoles of Florida is then outlined. The author analyzes the place of both Christianity and the traditional busk in Seminole society, with particular attention to patterns of conflict between these two ritual and belief systems. This piece contains a tremendous amount of detailed data. Relevant anthropological theory is also discussed, especially concerning acculturation. Information on all of the Florida Seminoles, both those on and off reservations, Christian and non-Christian, is included.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Christopher Latham ; 1989
- Field Date
- 1968-1971
- Coverage Date
- nineteenth century - 1971
- Coverage Place
- Florida, United States
- Notes
- James Oliver Buswell, III
- UM72-23,910
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 524-539)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- St. Louis University, 1972
- LCSH
- Seminole Indians