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Chickasaw society and religion / John R. Swanton ; foreword by Greg O'Brien.

by Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958.

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Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2006.

Chickasaw Indians.

Indians of North America -- Social life and customs.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip061/2005027636.html

0803293496 (pbk. : alk. paper) :

xii, 105 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Introduction -- Origin legends -- Terms of relationship -- Birth relationships -- Marriage relationships -- Further notes on the terms used by a woman -- Supplementary terms -- Personal names -- Social organization -- Government -- Property rights -- Crime and punishment -- Regulations regarding women -- Childbirth and education of children -- Marriage customs -- Division of labor between the sexes -- Burial customs -- War customs -- Hunting -- Games -- Measures and intercommunication -- Religious beliefs in general -- The fate of souls -- Dances -- The Pishofa ceremony -- Doctoring and medicines.

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