The compelling four-day and four-night Mescalero Apache girls puberty ceremonial remains the backdrop of Farrer s interpretive, introductory discussion of time and the mythic present. The oral traditions and instructions given to Farrer by the late Bernard Second, her longtime Apache teacher, provide insight into the importance of narrative not just in ceremonials but also in daily life.
Farrer neither romanticizes nor patronizes the Apachean people, who are presented as people with foibles as well as possessing much worthy of admiration. The Third Edition incorporates a fully developed concluding chapter Returning and furnishes thoughtful, end-of-chapter questions to prompt readers to explore their own reactions to the text.
Title of related interest from Waveland Press: Basso, The Cibecue Apache (ISBN 9780881332148).
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"Foremost among the volume's many strengths is its engaging, highly readable, reflexive writing style. Descriptions of sights, smells, sounds, and colors are vivid, and the people come alive." -- American Anthropologist
"Thunder Rides a Black Horse is an excellent ethnography that makes the Mescalero Apache come to life and the author, Claire R. Farrer, a real person. The final chapter when she returns to a people she has worked with for 40 years not only brings the reader up to date but also introduces a new set of problems that confront their tribe. There is no sense of being `stuck in the past,' only a historical depth that takes the people into the future. Highly recommended for cultural anthropology classes and Native American courses." -- Robert McPherson, College of Eastern Utah
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