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100 1 _aYarrow, H. C.
_q(Harry Crécy),
_d1840-1929
245 1 3 _aAn Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-09-01
508 _aProduced by Scott Pfenninger, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions
520 _a"An Introduction to the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians" by Dr. H.C. Yarrow is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work aims to systematically explore and document the varied mortuary practices of Indigenous tribes across North America, highlighting the philosophical and social significance of these customs. The opening of the book presents a comprehensive introduction to Dr. Yarrow's research objectives and methodological approach. It emphasizes the importance of understanding mortuary customs as a reflection of cultural beliefs regarding life, death, and the afterlife among Native American tribes. Dr. Yarrow articulates plans to gather ethnographic data from firsthand observations and reliable accounts, categorizing practices such as burial methods, mourning rituals, and the treatment of the deceased. He notes the challenges in accessing truthful testimonies from Indigenous peoples while underscoring a commitment to objective analysis, aiming to provide a lasting scholarly resource that captures these practices before they are lost to the pressures of modernization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIndians of North America -- Funeral customs and rites
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6462
999 _c48484
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