Bøger af James Mooney

Responding to the rapid spread of the Ghost Dance among tribes of the western United States in the early 1890s, the author set out to describe and understand the phenomenon. He visited Wovoka, the Ghost Dance prophet, at his home in Nevada and traced the progress of the Ghost Dance from place to place.

When James Mooney lived with and studied the Cherokee between 1887 and 1900, they were the largest and most important Indian tribe in the United States

Seeks to help preserve the religion, culture, and history of the Cheyenne People for the generations ahead

126 myths: sacred stories, animal myths, local legends, many more. Plus background on Cherokee history, notes on the myths and parallels. Features 20 maps and illustrations.