Sanapia: Comanche Medicine Woman
by David E. Jones
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This case study is an ethnographic portrait of Sanapia, Comanche medicine woman. Jones attempts to describe every aspect of Sanapia's role, including detailed accounts of her ritual behavior, her attitude toward her profession, the paraphernalia she employs, & her Comanche society.Tags
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David E. Jones teaches cultural anthropology at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
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- Original publication date
- 1972
- Dedication
- for Mary, Joey, and Shay
- First words
- The word "Comanche" first appeared shortly after 1700 in the records of the colonial administration of the Spanish settlements in the vicinity of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Introduction: The ethnographic immortality of the Comanches rests almost exclusively on the data obtained and published by the membrs of the 1933 Ethnological Field Study Group of the Santa Fe Laboratory of Anthropology. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)This dynamic flexibillity has enabled Comanche eagle doctors to exist long after the other varieties of Comanche native doctors have had their function usurped by white doctors during the ongoing process of acculturation.
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- Genres
- Anthropology, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 615.89 — Applied science & technology Medicine & health Pharmacology and therapeutics Specific therapies and kinds of therapies Ancient and medieval remedies
- LCC
- E99 .C85 .S25 — History of the United States America Indians of North America Indian tribes and cultures
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- Languages
- English
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