Iroquoian Women: The Gantowisas

by Barbara A. Mann

Book Overview

Iroquoian Women: The Gantowisas provides a thorough, organized look at the social, political, economic, and religious roles of women among the Iroquois, explaining their fit with the larger culture. Gantowisas means more than simply woman - gantowisas is woman acting in her official capacity as fire-keeping woman, faith-keeping woman, gift-giving woman; leader, counselor, judge; Mother of the People. This is the light in which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820441538
• ISBN13: 9780820441535
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.7"