Sanapia: Comanche Medicine Woman

by David E. Jones

An intimate portrait of the last surviving Comanche Eagle doctor! Life histories are an excellent means of crosscultural understanding. In detailing the life of a Comanche medicine woman who wanted her methods recorded, Jones demonstrated such an intense interest in her training and experiences as a shaman that Sanapia not only accepted him as a valued biographer but also adopted him as a son. Readers will enjoy this intimate portrait of the last surviving Comanche Eagle doctor, revealed in descriptive accounts of her ritual behavior, her attitude toward the profession, the paraphernalia she employed, and her function in Comanche society. Visit waveland.com for a complete list of modern and classic ethnographies on Apache, Comanche, Crow, Navajo, Papago, Pueblo, Shoshone, Sioux, and other American Indian cultures. An ideal supplement for many courses, including life history, medical anthropology, women's studies, Native North Americans, and anthropology of religion.

Genres: Anthropology

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, David E. Jones does a great job of capturing every moment of this case study.