The Powhatan Indians of Virginia: Their Traditional Culture (Volume 193) (The Civilizat...
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The Powhatan Indians of Virginia: Their Traditional Culture (Volume 193) (The Civilization of the American Indian Series)
Book Details
- Author
- Helen C. Rountree
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Native American
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780806124551
- ISBN-10
- 0806124555
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ISBN: 0806124555
Author: Rountree, Helen C.
Condition: New
Among the aspects of Powhatan life that Helen Rountree describes in vivid detail are hunting and agriculture, territorial claims, warfare and treatment of prisoners, physical appearance and dress, construction of houses and towns, education of youths, initiation rites, family and social structure and customs, the nature of rulers, medicine, religion, and even village games, music, and dance.Rountrees is the first book-length treatment of this fascinating culture, which included one of the most complex political organizations in native North American and which figured prominently in early American history.
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