Apache Odyssey: A Journey between Two Worlds by Morris E. Opler (English) Paperb

Description: Apache Odyssey by Morris E. Opler, Philip J. Greenfeld An Apaches personal testimony from the bloody Apache Wars into the reservation years of the mid-20th century. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In 1933, famed anthropologist Morris Opler met a Mescalero Apache he called Chris and worked with him to record his life story, from the bloody Apache Wars into the reservation years of the mid-twentieth century. Chriss vivid recollections are enriched at strategic moments with crucial background information on Apache history and culture, supplied by Opler. Chris was born around 1880, the son of a Chiricahua man and a Mescalero woman. At the age of six, he and his family and other Chiricahua Apaches became prisoners of war and were relocated by the U.S. government to Florida and Alabama. Eventually settling on the Mescalero Apache reservation in New Mexico, Chris grew up expecting to become a shaman like his parents. Although Chris apprenticed as a shaman, his confidence in his healing ability waned after he was forced at the age of seventeen to attend federal government schools. Nonetheless, his interest in Mescalero religion, healing, and other traditional customs and beliefs remained, and that intimate knowledge of his peoples world underscores and deepens the story of his own life. Morris Opler was a professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma.His books include An Apache Life-way: The Economic, Social, and Religious Institutions of the Chiricahua Indians; Myths and Tales of the Chiricahua Apache Indians; and Myths and Tales of the Jicarilla Apache Indians, all available in Bison Books editions. Philip J. Greenfeld is a professor of anthropology at San Diego State University. His articles on Apache culture and linguistics have appeared in contributed volumes and in American Anthropologist, Anthropological Linguistics, International Journal of American Linguistics, and Ethos. Author Biography Morris Opler was a professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma. His books include An Apache Life-way: The Economic, Social, and Religious Institutions of the Chiricahua Indians; Myths and Tales of the Chiricahua Apache Indians; and Myths and Tales of the Jicarilla Apache Indians, all available in Bison Books editions. Philip J. Greenfeld is a professor of anthropology at San Diego State University. His articles on Apache culture and linguistics have appeared in contributed volumes and in American Anthropologist, Anthropological Linguistics, International Journal of American Linguistics, and Ethos. Details ISBN0803286163 Language English ISBN-10 0803286163 ISBN-13 9780803286160 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2002 Country of Publication United States Short Title APACHE ODYSSEY REV/E Edition Description Revised Pages 302 Imprint Bison Books Place of Publication Nebraska Subtitle A Journey between Two Worlds DOI 10.1604/9780803286160 UK Release Date 2002-05-01 AU Release Date 2002-05-01 NZ Release Date 2002-05-01 US Release Date 2002-05-01 Author Philip J. Greenfeld Publisher University of Nebraska Press Publication Date 2002-05-01 DEWEY 306.089972 Illustrations Illus., maps Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159449296;

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