essay

Plains Indian law in development: the Comanche

delinquency, crime, and social processNew York • Published In 1969 • Pages: 67-78

By: Hoebel, E. Adamson (Edward Adamson),1906-1993.

Abstract
This document is a brief description of Comanche legal customs regarding adultery and wife-stealing, murder, and sorcery. The document appears to be memory ethnography and is based on the collection of case histories (p. 71).
Subjects
Legal norms
Religious practices
culture
Comanche
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; Martin Malone ; 1978-1979
Field Date
1933
Coverage Date
1933-1969
Coverage Place
southwestern United States
Notes
Edward Adamson Hoebel
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
69014982
LCSH
Comanche Indians