Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Voices From The Delaware Big House CeremonyISBN13:9780806163123ISBN10:0806163127Author:Grumet, Robert S. (Author)Description:Voices From The Delaware Big House Ceremony Examines And Celebrates The Big House Ceremony, The Most Important Delaware Indian Religious Observance To Be Documented Historically Edited By Robert S Grumet, This Compilation Of Essays Offers Diverse Perspectives, From Both Historical Documents And Contemporary Accounts, Which Shed Light On The Ceremony And Its Role In Delaware Culture As Grumet Says, The Many Voices Brought Together In This Book Produce Something More Akin To A Chorus Than A Chant The Annual Fall Festival Known As The Gamwing (Big House) Was The Center Of Life For Delaware Indian Communities In Pennsylvania, Ohio, And Indiana West To Ontario And Oklahoma The Last Ceremony Was Performed By The Eastern Oklahoma Delaware Community In 1924 Determined To Preserve Their Traditions For Future Generations, Delaware Big House Followers Have Worked With Anthropologists To Preserve Big House Texts, Rituals, Songs, And Sacred Objects Including Commentaries By Delaware Traditionalists From Communities In Oklahoma, Wisconsin, And Ontario, Where Most Descendants Of The Big House Church Live Today, The Volume Also Features An Ethnographic Description Of The Big House Ceremony And Historical Accounts Dating From 1655 To 1984 Voices From The Delaware Big House Ceremony Contributors And Consultants Are John Bierhorst, Ruthe Blalock Jones, Marlene Molly Miller, Michael Pace, Bruce L Pearson, Terry J Prewitt, James A Rementer, And Darryl Stonefish Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:UNIV OF OKLAHOMA PRPublication Date:2019-01-07Weight:0.93 lbsDimensions:0.46'' H x 10'' L x 7'' WNumber of Pages:240Language:English
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Book Title: Voices From The Delaware Big House Ceremony
Item Length: 9.9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Robert S. Grumet
Publication Name: Voices from the Delaware Big House Ceremony
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
