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Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche Military Societies
Language: en
Pages: 528
Authors: William C. Meadows
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-09 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

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This study of Southern Plains military societies delineates comparatively and ethnohistorically the martial values embraced by the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache (
Kiowa, Apache, & Comanche Military Societies
Language: en
Pages: 516
Authors: William C. Meadows
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03-06 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

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For many Plains Indians, being a warrior and veteran has long been the traditional pathway to male honor and status. Men and boys formed military societies to c
Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche Military Societies
Language: en
Pages: 495
Authors: William C. Meadows
Categories: Apache Indians
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher:

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In this book the author presents an in-depth ethnohistorical survey of Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche military societies, drawn from extensive interviews with trib
Kiowa Military Societies
Language: en
Pages: 477
Authors: William C. Meadows
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-08 - Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

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Warrior culture has long been an important facet of Plains Indian life. For Kiowa Indians, military societies have special significance. They serve not only to
Religious Revitalization Among the Kiowas
Language: en
Pages: 340
Authors: Benjamin R. Kracht
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-04 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

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Framed by theories of syncretism and revitalization, Religious Revitalization among the Kiowas examines changes in Kiowa belief and ritual in the final decades