Omaha Sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370))

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Author

Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895

Title

Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370))

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Produced by PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, The Internet Archive (American Libraries), Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at gallica.bnf.fr)

Language

English

LoC Class

E011: History: America: America

Subject

Omaha Indians -- Social life and customs

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Text

eBook-No.

46487

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46487

Release Date

August 3, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION——BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY. OMAHA SOCIOLOGY. BY REV. J. OWEN DORSEY.
2. 2.SIOUAN ALPHABET.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. — EARLY MIGRATIONS OF THE ₵EGIHA TRIBES. — SUBSEQUENT MIGRATIONS OF THE OMAHAS. — PRESENT STATE OF THE OMAHAS.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. THE STATE. — DIFFERENTIATION OF ORGANS IN THE STATE. — STATE CLASSES. — SERVANTS. — CORPORATIONS.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. THE GENTILE SYSTEM. — TRIBAL CIRCLES. — THE OMAHA TRIBAL CIRCLE. — RULES FOR PITCHING THE TENTS. — THE SACRED TENTS. — THE SACRED PIPES. — GAHIGE'S ACCOUNT OF THE TRADITION OF THE PIPES. — A n BA-HEBE'S ACCOUNT OF THE TRADITION OF THE PIPES. — LAW OF MEMBERSHIP. — THE WEJI N CTE OR ELK GENS. — THE IÑKE-SABĔ, OR BLACK SHOULDER GENS. — THE HAÑGA GENS. — THE ₵ATADA GENS. — THE WASABE-HIT`AJĬ SUBGENS. — THE WAJINGA ¢ATAJĬ SUBGENS. — THE [T]E-[P]A-IT`AJĬ SUBGENS. — THE [K]E-`I n , OR TURTLE SUBGENS. — THE [K]A n ZE GENS. — THE MA n ₵IÑKA-GAXE GENS. — THE [T]E-SĬNDE GENS. — THE [T]A-[P]A OR DEER-HEAD GENS. — THE IÑG¢E-JIDE GENS. — THE ICTASANDA GENS.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. THE KINSHIP SYSTEM AND MARRIAGE LAWS. — CLASSES OF KINSHIP. — CONSANGUINEOUS KINSHIP. — AFFINITIES. — MARRIAGE LAWS. — WHOM A MAN OR WOMAN CANNOT MARRY. — WHOM A MAN OR WOMAN CAN MARRY. — IMPORTANCE OF THE SUBGENTES. — REMARRIAGE.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. DOMESTIC LIFE. — COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE CUSTOMS. — DOMESTIC ETIQUETTE—BASHFULNESS. — PREGNANCY. — CHILDREN. — STANDING OF WOMEN IN SOCIETY. — CATAMENIA. — WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS. — RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND OTHERS. — PERSONAL HABITS, POLITENESS, ETC. — MEALS, ETC.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. VISITING CUSTOMS. — THE CALUMET DANCE.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS. — HUNTING CUSTOMS. — FISHING CUSTOMS. — CULTIVATION OF THE GROUND.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS (CONTINUED). — FOOD AND ITS PREPARATION. — CLOTHING AND ITS PREPARATION.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIES. — WAR CUSTOMS. — DEFENSIVE WARFARE. — OFFENSIVE WARFARE.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. AMUSEMENTS AND CORPORATIONS. — GAMES. — CORPORATIONS. — FEASTING SOCIETIES. — DANCING SOCIETIES.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. REGULATIVE INDUSTRIES. — THE GOVERNMENT.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. THE LAW. — PERSONAL LAW. — PROPERTY LAW. — CORPORATION LAW. — GOVERNMENT LAW. — INTERNATIONAL LAW. — MILITARY LAW. — RELIGIOUS LAW.
17. 17.INDEX.
18. 18.FOOTNOTES.

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