Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage

by Jim Cooley, Daniel Swan, Daniel C. Swan

Book Overview

Wedding Clothes and the Osage Community: A Giving Heritage explores how gift exchange, motivated by the values of generosity and hospitality, serves as a critical component in the preservation and perpetuation of Osage society. Authors, Daniel C. Swan and Jim Cooley collaborate with members of the Osage Nation to discuss this foundational cultural practice over two centuries and in multiple social contexts.
The book begins with an in-depth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253043026
• ISBN13: 9780253043023
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher