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Passamaquoddy ceremonial songs : aesthetics and survival /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spinney, Ann Morrison, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2010]
Series:Native Americans of the Northeast.
Subjects:
Passamaquoddy Indians > Maine > Songs and music > History and criticism.
Passamaquoddy Indians > Maine > Rites and ceremonies.
Table of Contents:
  • Identity, history, tradition
  • Sources
  • Overview of Passamaquoddy songs
  • Musical instruments
  • Welcoming ceremonies
  • Ceremonies of peace and war
  • The marriage ceremony and social dances
  • Aesthetics and survival.