In this Book
- The Moravian Springplace Mission to the Cherokees, Abridged Edition
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
- Series: Indians of the Southeast
summary
In 1801 the Moravians, a Pietist German-speaking group from Central Europe, founded the Springplace Mission at a site in present-day northwestern Georgia. The Moravians remained among the Cherokees for more than thirty years, longer than any other Christian group. John and Anna Rosina Gambold served at the mission from 1805 until Anna’s death in 1821. Anna, the principal author of the diaries, chronicles the intimate details of Cherokee daily life for seventeen years. Anna describes mission life and what she heard and saw at Springplace: food preparation and consumption, transactions pertaining to land, Cherokee body ornaments, conjuring, Cherokee law and punishment, Green Corn ceremonies, ball play, and matriarchal and marriage traditions. She similarly recounts stories she heard about rainmaking, the origins of the Cherokee people, and how she herself conversed with curious Cherokees about Christian images and fixtures. She also recalls earthquakes, conversions, notable visitors, annuity distributions, and illnesses. This abridged edition offers selected excerpts from the definitive edition of the Springplace diary, enabling significant themes and events of Cherokee culture and history to emerge. Anna’s carefully recorded observations reveal the Cherokees’ worldview and allow readers a glimpse into a time of change and upheaval for the tribe.
Table of Contents
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- Series Editors’ Preface
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvii
- Editorial Policy
- pp. xix-xxi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-11
Additional Information
ISBN
9780803234390
Related ISBN(s)
9780803220959
MARC Record
OCLC
707983073
Pages
184
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No