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Words of the Huron / John L. Steckley.
Investigation into 17th century Huron culture through a kind of linguistic archaeology applied to a language that died midway through the 20th century. Explores construction of longhouses, wooden armor, the use of words for trees in village names, the social-anthropological standards of kinship terms and clans, the Huron conceptualization of European-borne disease, the spirit realm of orenda, Huron nations and kinship groups, relationship with the environment and to material culture, relationship between the French missionaries and settlers and the Huron.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780889205161
- ISBN: 0889205167
- Physical Description: xvii, 259 pages ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2007.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-256) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1. The Wendat language -- 2. Huron nations -- 3. Clans and phratries of the Huron -- 4. Huron kinship -- 5. The Huron and their relationship to the environment -- 6. Material culture of the Huron -- 7. Huron ceremonial culture -- 8. Warfare -- 9. Medicine and disease -- 10. The Jesuits and the Huron -- 11. After-words.
- Language Note:
- Includes some text in Huron.
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- Wyandot Indians > Languages > History > 17th century.
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Wyandot Indians > Social life and customs.
Huron Indians > Languages > History > 17th century.
Huron Indians > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Huron Indians > Social life and customs > 17th century.
Huron Indians > Material culture > History > 17th century.
Names, Huron > History > 17th century.
Huron language > History.
Huron Indians > Religion. - Genre:
- History.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | PM 1366 .S74 2007 | 279065 | Stacks | Available | - |