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Empowerment of North American Indian girls : ritual expressions at puberty

Title
Empowerment of North American Indian girls : ritual expressions at puberty / Carol A. Markstrom.
Author
Markstrom, Carol A.
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2008], ©2008.
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Description
xvii, 425 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"Developmental psychologist Carol A. Markstrom reviews indigenous, historical, and anthropological literatures and conveys the results of her fieldwork to provide descriptive accounts of North American Indian coming-of-age rituals. She gives special attention to the female puberty rituals in four communities: Apache, Navajo, Lakota, and Ojibwa. Of particular interest is the distinctive Apache Sunrise Dance, which is described and analyzed in detail. Also included are American Indian feminist interpretations of menstruation and menstrual taboos, the feminine in cosmology, and the significance of puberty customs and rites for the development of young women."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Indians of North America > Social life and customs
  • Indian girls > United States > Social life and customs
  • Puberty rites > United States
  • United States > Social life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-397) and index.
Contents
1. Contextual and Methodological Considerations -- 2. Contemporary Youth Concerns in Historical Perspective -- 3. North American Indian Perspectives on Human Development -- 4. Menstruation, Cosmology, and Feminism -- 5. Historical Overview of Coming-of-Age Practices -- 6. The Apache Sunrise Dance -- 7. Interpretation of the Apache Sunrise Dance -- 8. Contemporary Navajo, Lakota, and Ojibwa Puberty Customs -- 9. Broader Perspectives on Coming-of-Age.
ISBN
  • 9780803232570 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0803232578 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007028811
OCLC
  • ocn155756699
  • 155756699
  • SCSB-5390011
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries