{"product_id":"the-light-gray-people-nancy-mcgown-minor-9780761848530","title":"The Light Gray People: An Ethno-History of the Lipan Apaches of Texas and Northern Mexico","description":"Although Lipan Apache culture was studied by one of the most eminent anthropologists of the twentieth century, many important questions remain. What is the meaning of the tribal name \u003ci\u003eLipan\u003c\/i\u003e? Did Morris Opler's 1935 study of historical Lipan culture conform to practices seen by eighteenth century Spaniards? \u003cbr\u003eOnly four \u003ci\u003ein situ\u003c\/i\u003e observations of Lipan Apache culture survive - observations made by a Spanish priest, a Spanish military officer, a Swiss botanist and an Anglo captive. Each source reveals fascinating insights into a hitherto unseen world of Lipan beliefs and practices. The sources reported, for example, that the Lipans were able to predict both solar and lunar eclipses, a practice which went far beyond the vision quest posited by Opler. \u003ci\u003eThe Light Gray People\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to complete a comparative analysis of traditional Lipan Apache culture, as seen through the eyes of four eighteenth and nineteenth century observers and Morris Opler's theories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy McGown Minor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761848533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761848530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Nancy McGown Minor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45331720798463,"sku":"9780761848530","price":92.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f06e6b1-face-4335-850a-aa223090fc82.jpg?v=1713970715","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-light-gray-people-nancy-mcgown-minor-9780761848530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}