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Choctaw Women in a Chaotic World : The Clash of Cultures in the Colonial Southeast by Michelene E. Pesantubbee (2005, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press

ISBN-100826333346

ISBN-139780826333346

eBay Product ID (ePID)44182977

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Book TitleChoctaw Women in a Chaotic World : the Clash of Cultures in the Colonial Southeast

Number of Pages220 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies

Publication Year2005

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorMichelene E. Pesantubbee

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-028693

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal305.48/897387076

SynopsisPrior to European contact, the Choctaw's matrilineal society supported women's contributions in all areas of community life. Evidence of Choctaw women's participation in religious and political concerns, however, declined drastically early in the eighteenth century. Michelene Pesantubbee traces the changes in women's roles in Choctaw society from the late 1600s to the mid-1700s during the French colonial period in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Before the arrival of the French explorers, Choctaw women could earn recognition as "beloved," an esteemed designation that indicated sacred status. Pesantubbee relates the decline of women's status to the religious, economic, and military interests of the French colonial church and state. She focuses on the increased violence in the Southeast, the demise of the Green Corn ceremony, and the declining importance of the symbol of Corn Woman to explain changes in women's roles. Pesantubbee draws on oral history, religious practices, archaeology, mythology, and documentary sources to expand our understanding of the concept of "beloved woman." She examines the women's roles in Choctaw funeral traditions well into the nineteenth century as an example of the ways in which women continued to carry out beloved functions in the face of drastic changes in gender roles. As a Choctaw woman, Pesantubbee is especially sensitive to the absence of women from many tribal histories. By offering new ways to view this facet of Choctaw society, she provides insight into the dynamics of simultaneous change and continuity in a relatively short period of time., Michelene Pesantubbee explores the changing roles of Choctaw women from pre-European contact to the twentieth century.

LC Classification NumberE99.C8P48 2005