Iroquois Eagle Dance - An Offshoot of the Calumet Dance

This volume explores how the Eagle Dance was celebrated in New York and Canada during the 1930s and how it related to the widespread Calumet Dance of the 17th century. Also included is an analysis of the Eagle Dance music and choreography, based on the author's own recordings and observations.

About the author

William N. Fenton is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Albany. He is the author of The False Faces of the Iroquois, The Roll Call of the lroq1wis Chiefs, and editor of Parker on the Iroquois.

Product details

• Authors: William N Fenton, William N. Fenton, Gertrude Prokosch Kurath, Tbd
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1991
• EAN: 9780815625339
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-2533-9
• No. of pages: 340
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 606 g
• Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors (Pa; The Iroquois and Their Neighbors; Iroquois & Their Neighbors (Pa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology