Synopsis
Maidu Texts is a book written by Roland B. Dixon and first published in 1912. The book is a collection of traditional stories, myths, and songs of the Maidu people, a Native American tribe indigenous to northern California. The Maidu texts were collected by Dixon during his fieldwork in the early 1900s, and the book provides an important insight into the culture, beliefs, and traditions of the Maidu people. The book is divided into three parts: the first part contains stories and myths about the creation of the world, the origins of humans, and the relationship between humans and animals. The second part includes songs and chants that were performed during ceremonies and rituals. The third part contains a glossary of Maidu words and phrases, as well as a detailed explanation of the Maidu language and grammar. Overall, Maidu Texts is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Native American culture and history, as well as linguistics and anthropology.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
About the Author
Roland Burrage Dixon (November 6, 1875 – December 19, 1934) was an American anthropologist, born at Worcester, Mass. In 1897 he graduated from Harvard University, where he remained as an assistant in anthropology, taking the degree of Ph. D. in 1900 and then serving as instructor and after 1906 as an assistant professor. He was vice president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1910-11 and president of the American Folklore Society from 1907 to 1909. He was professor at Harvard after 1916 and member of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace (1916–18) in Paris. He was a contributor to anthropological and ethnological journals. He was Franz Boas's first doctoral student at Harvard, and Dixon's early papers represent some of the earliest work inspired by Boas' views on culture. However, Boas did not fully articulate his views on culture until 1911, thus Dixon's work is less influenced by Boasian views than that of many of Boas' later students. Indeed, Boas and Dixon's views of culture clashed in numerous instances, in particular, over whether modern 'Stone Age' cultures could be used as analogs for prehistoric archaeological cultures. Boas was strongly opposed to this view. Dixon's approach towards cultures was geographic in orientation, and generally viewed cultures as static entities, with change primarily being induced by migration. Dixon's geographical-historical approach was not taken up by any later anthropologists.
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