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An Ethnography of the Huron Indians, 1615-1649

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An Ethnography of the Huron Indians, 1615-1649

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Originally published in 1964 by the Smithsonian Institution’s Bureau of American Ethnology, this book is a compilation of the ethnographic data on the seventeenth-century Huron Indians contained in The Jesuit Relations and in the writings of Samuel de Champlain and Gabriel Sagard. This study of the Hurons, who lived in the present province of Ontario, Canada, spans the period from 1615 to 1649, when they were defeated and dispersed by the Iroquois. Topics covered include dress, modes of travel, trade, war, sociopolitical organization, subsistence activities, and religious beliefs and practices. The book is invaluable for indicating the cultural similarities and differences between the Hurons and the neighboring Northern Iroquoian cultures and for documenting evidence of cultural change. This first paperback edition also includes a new introduction by the author, in which she brings her work up to date by surveying developments in the study of the Huron ethnography between 1964 and the present.

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Syracuse University Press

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The Iroquois Ceremonial of Midwinter

By: Elisabeth Tooker

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The Iroquois Ceremonial of Midwinter

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The Midwinter ceremonial—the longest and most complex of the rituals of the Longhouse religion—is examined here in three parts. Following a short cultural history of the Iroquois and a description of the present geographical location of the various longhouses and tribes, Elisabeth Tooker discusses the principles of Iroquois ritualism. The second part of the book is devoted to detailed accounts of the Midwinter ceremonial as it is performed today at six Iroquois longhouses. The third part presents the historical perspective of the ceremony through excerpts from writings of Roman Catholic and Protestant missionaries, captives, travelers, local residents, and anthropologists.

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An Ethnography of the Huron Indians, 1615-1649

By: Elisabeth Tooker

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Lewis H. Morgan on Iroquois Material Culture

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Lewis H. Morgan on Iroquois Material Culture

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Lewis Henry Morgan's mid-nineteenth-century assemblage of Iroquois-made artifacts featured more than 500 objects and at the time was the largest such collection for a single Indian group. In this richly illustrated volume, Elisabeth Tooker has brought together much previously unpublished material not only to show how Morgan managed such an impressive feat of scholarship but also to reveal something of his too often neglected research methods.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816550670

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9780816550678

The Iroquois Ceremonial of Midwinter

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Ars Vitae

The Fate of Inwardness and the Return of the Ancient Arts of Living

By: Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn

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The Fate of Inwardness and the Return of the Ancient Arts of Living

By: Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn

Despite the flood of self-help guides and our current therapeutic culture, feelings of alienation and spiritual longing continue to grip modern society. In this book, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn offers a fresh solution: a return to classic philosophy and the cultivation of an inner life. The ancient Roman philosopher Cicero wrote that philosophy is ars vitae, the art of living. Today, signs of stress and duress point to a full-fledged crisis for individuals and communities while current modes of making sense of our lives prove inadequate. Yet, in this time of alienation and spiritual longing, we can glimpse signs of a renewed interest in ancient approaches to the art of living. In this ambitious and timely book, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn engages both general readers and scholars on the topic of well-being. She examines the reappearance of ancient philosophical thought in contemporary American culture, probing whether new stirrings of Gnosticism, Stoicism, Epicureanism, Cynicism, and Platonism present a true alternative to our current therapeutic culture of self-help and consumerism, which elevates the self’s needs and desires yet fails to deliver on its promises of happiness and healing. Do the ancient philosophies represent a counter-tradition to today’s culture, auguring a new cultural vibrancy, or do they merely solidify a modern way of life that has little use for inwardness—the cultivation of an inner life—stemming from those older traditions? Tracing the contours of this cultural resurgence and exploring a range of sources, from scholarship to self-help manuals, films, and other artifacts of popular culture, this book sees the different schools as organically interrelated and asks whether, taken together, they can point us in important new directions. Ars Vitae sounds a clarion call to take back philosophy as part of our everyday lives. It proposes a way to do so, sifting through the ruins of long-forgotten and recent history alike for any shards helpful in piecing together the coherence of a moral framework that allows us ways to move forward toward the life we want and need.

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University of Notre Dame Pess

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0268108919

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Lewis H. Morgan on Iroquois Material Culture

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Lewis H. Morgan on Iroquois Material Culture

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In this richly illustrated volume, Elisabeth Tooker has brought together much previously unpublished material not only to show how Morgan managed such an impressive feat of scholarship but also to reveal something of his often-overlooked research methods. She provides an overview of Morgan's life and career, including his archaeological work; publishes for the first time his field notes from the three collecting trips he made for the state; reprints his description of the articles originally published in the annual reports of the Regents; and provides a classification and synopsis of the articles collected.

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0816513473

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Book's by Elisabeth Tooker

An Ethnography of the Huron Indians, 1615-1649

An Ethnography of the Huron Indians, 1615-1649

The Iroquois Ceremonial of Midwinter

The Iroquois Ceremonial of Midwinter

An Ethnography of the Huron Indians, 1615-1649

An Ethnography of the Huron Indians, 1615-1649

Lewis H. Morgan on Iroquois Material Culture

Lewis H. Morgan on Iroquois Material Culture

The Iroquois Ceremonial of Midwinter

The Iroquois Ceremonial of Midwinter

Ars Vitae

Ars Vitae

Lewis H. Morgan on Iroquois Material Culture

Lewis H. Morgan on Iroquois Material Culture

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