An Apache Life-Way - The Economic, Social, and Religious Institutions of the Chiricahua Indians (Paperback)

Originally published in 1941, "An Apache Life-Way" remains one of the most important and innovative studies of southwestern Native Americans, drawing upon a rich and invaluable body of data gathered by the ethnographer Morris Edward Opler during the 1930s. Blending the analysis of individual Apache lives with the analysis of their culture, this landmark study tells of the ceremonies, religious beliefs, social life, and economy of the Chiricahua Apache. Opler traces, in fascinating detail, how a person "becomes an Apache," beginning with conception, moving through puberty rites, marriage, and the various religious, domestic, and military duties and experiences of adulthood, and concluding with the rites and beliefs surrounding death.

General

Imprint:	Bison Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1996
First published:	October 1996
Authors:	Morris Edward Opler
Introduction by:	Charles R. Kraut
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade / Trade
Pages:	530
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-8610-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General
LSN:	0-8032-8610-4
Barcode:	9780803286108

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