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Page 315
... ceremonial centres . The platform mounds were placed on the sides of a central plaza that served as a ceremonial centre for the tribal community during im- portant recurrent functions or during times of crisis . The more permanent ...
... ceremonial centres . The platform mounds were placed on the sides of a central plaza that served as a ceremonial centre for the tribal community during im- portant recurrent functions or during times of crisis . The more permanent ...
Page 337
... ceremonial leader . Although the ceremonial leader super- vised the annual reenactment of various ceremonies , the performance of a major ceremony was the responsibility not of a single clan but rather of a voluntary secret society that ...
... ceremonial leader . Although the ceremonial leader super- vised the annual reenactment of various ceremonies , the performance of a major ceremony was the responsibility not of a single clan but rather of a voluntary secret society that ...
Page 386
... ceremonial function . In all Iroquois dances , specific tra- ditions decree the nature and degree of male and female participation and whether they dance simultaneously but separately or in various sexual pairs or other combina ...
... ceremonial function . In all Iroquois dances , specific tra- ditions decree the nature and degree of male and female participation and whether they dance simultaneously but separately or in various sexual pairs or other combina ...
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