Preface
Contents
Delaware Prehistory: a Summary
Traditional Origins
The Location and Divisions of the Early Historic Delawares
Linguistic Affiliations
Population in the Seventeenth Century
Introduction
Delaware Technology
Delaware Economics
Material Culture
Life Cycle
Kin Groups
Social Control
War
Religion and Magic
Folklore
Summary of Delaware Culture
V. Delaware Acculturation
The Contact Period (1524-1690)
The Period of Consolidation (1690-1750)
Nativistic Period (1750-1814)
Decadent Period (1814-1867)
Technological Assimilation
Sociological Assimilation
Religious Assimilation
Linguistic Assimilation
Pan-Indiansim
Summary and Analysis of Delaware Acculturation
Appendix
Literature Cited