Project Gutenberg 2023-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 130 Radin, Paul 1883 1959 The ritual and significance of the Winnebago medicine dance $aUnited States :$bPaul Radin, $c1911, reprint 1912. "Reprinted from the Journal of American folk-lore, vol. XXIV, no. XCII, April-June, 1911." Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Ritual and Significance of the Winnebago Medicine Dance" by Paul Radin is a scholarly dissertation written in the early 20th century. This work examines the intricate rituals associated with the Winnebago Medicine Dance, focusing on its organization, ceremonies, and the roles of various bands and participants within the dance. The book likely serves as both a cultural study and an analysis of the symbolic significance of this indigenous ritual, providing insights into the spiritual and social aspects of the Winnebago tribe. The opening of the text introduces the fundamental structure of the Medicine Dance, emphasizing the purchase of admission to the society as an essential element of its organization. Radin describes how the ceremony consists of five bands, each with distinct roles, duties, and rituals that contribute intricately to the overall event. Furthermore, he outlines the initiation process and the responsibilities of different members, as well as the significance of specific rituals that symbolize the broader cultural beliefs of the Winnebago people. Overall, the beginning lays a thorough groundwork for understanding the complexities of the Medicine Dance, highlighting its importance in the Winnebago community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230112190113radin 1911 US Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Thesis (Ph. D.) Winnebago Indians -- Rites and ceremonies E011 Text Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 227939 2025-07-28T05:26:08.245895 text/html 226287 2023-04-22T03:03:09 text/html 326717 2025-07-28T05:26:12.241872 application/epub+zip 328691 2025-07-28T05:26:09.355909 application/epub+zip 167451 2025-07-28T05:26:08.741927 application/epub+zip 408791 2025-07-28T05:26:14.502907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394540 2025-07-28T05:26:11.753899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193483 2025-07-28T05:26:07.869919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193259 2023-04-22T03:03:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18155 2025-07-28T05:26:14.656871 application/rdf+xml 8253 2025-07-28T05:26:08.973887 image/jpeg 1712 2025-07-28T05:26:08.852900 image/jpeg 62804 2023-04-22T03:03:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 321267 2023-04-22T03:03:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 323227 2025-07-28T05:26:08.264936 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia