James Mooney

James Mooney was an American anthropologist, ethnographer and writer (1861–1921). He was born at Richmond and died at Washington, D.C.

James Mooney in brief

Born
1861
Died
1921
Known for
anthropologist,ethnographer,writer
Place of birth
Richmond

Overview

Born at Richmond in 1861, died at Washington, D.C. in 1921.

Catalogued works

47 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1887 to 2007.

Soil survey of Payne Prairie, Gainesville area, Florida. [Miscellaneous papers relating to American Indian languages]. Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Setebo Indians. [The Red Man pamphlets]. Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. [North American Indians pamphlets]. Miyelo. [American aborigines pamphlets]. The mescal plant and ceremony. Mythen der Cherokee. James Mooney's history, myths, and sacred formulas of the Cherokees. The ghost-dance religion and Wounded Knee. Historical Sketch of the Cherokee. The ghost-dance religion and the Sioux outbreak of 1890. Myths of the Cherokee. The sacred formulas of the Cherokees. Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890. The Siouan tribes of the East. Race to Recruit. Learning to Lead. Cherokee animal tales. The Cheyenne Indians. The aboriginal population of America north of Mexico, dated 1928. Cherokee History, Myths and Sacred Formulas, dated 2006. Cherokee mound building, dated 1889. Comanche, dated 1900. Folk-lore of the Carolina mountains, dated 1889. The Ghost Dance, dated 1996. A millionaire's folly; or, The beautiful unknown, dated 1888. Myths of the Cherokees, dated 1888. Native American Ways, dated 2007. The Swimmer manuscript, dated 1932. The Swimmer manuscript: Cherokee sacred formulas and medicinal prescriptions, dated 1932. The trail of the barrow; or, The brother's revenge, dated 1888. American Dissenters, dated 2005. AP Advantage, dated 2004. The medical mythology of Ireland, dated 1887. Chicago Lakefront Festival (Light Sculpture Event), dated 1977, lithograph on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1978.37. Chicago Lakefront Festival, dated 1977, lithograph on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1978.38. The Siouan tribes of the East / by James Mooney., dated 1894, held by Wellcome Collection. The sacred formulas of the Cherokees / by James Mooney., dated [1891], held by Wellcome Collection. Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians / by James Mooney., dated 1898, held by Wellcome Collection. The ghost-dance religion and the Sioux outbreak of 1890 by James Mooney., dated 1991, held by Wellcome Collection. Eighteenth-century catalogues of the Yale College Library / edited and indexed by James E. Mooney., dated 2001, held by Wellcome Collection. The Cheyenne Indians / by James Mooney ; sketch of the Cheyenne grammar / by Rodolphe Petter., dated 1905-07, held by Wellcome Collection. Ecology of biological invasions of North America and Hawaii / edited by Harold A. Mooney and James A. Drake., dated [1986], held by Wellcome Collection. National index of American imprints through 1800 : the short-title Evans / Clifford K. Shipton, James E. Mooney., dated 1969, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 103 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

12 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Mooney, James (1861-1921), anthropologist, American National Biography Online, 2000. The Indian Man: A Biography of James Mooney, Ethnohistory, 1985. Announcements: James Mooney Award, Southern Anthropologist, 1993. JAMES MOONEY, American Anthropologist, 1922. MOONEY v. JAMES, Victorian Reports, 1949. Concussion in soccer: a comprehensive review of the literature, Concussion, 2020. Microendoscopic lumbar discectomy with general versus local anesthesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis, North American Spine Society Journal, 2022. The association of food deserts with readmission and re-operation following long-segment lumbar fusion, Acta Neurochirurgica, 2026. James Mooney e i nativi d’America. Efficacia terapeutica, libertà di culto e advocacy in un pioniere della ricerca antropologica, Antropologia, 2019. Medical management of a cavum septi pellucidi et vergae abscess in an adult: Case report and review of the literature, Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2022. Neighborhood disadvantage predicts health resource utilization after lumbar spine surgery: a cohort study, Acta Neurochirurgica, 2025. General vs Local Anesthesia for Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (PELD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Global Spine Journal, 2023.

Digitised editions and texts

11 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Myths Of The Cherokee And Sacred Formulas Of The Cherokees (2007) — Internet Archive. Myths of the Cherokee — Internet Archive. The Holiday Customs of Ireland (1889) — Internet Archive. Collected Works of James Mooney — Internet Archive. The Funeral Customs of Ireland (1888) — Internet Archive. The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890 (1965) — Internet Archive. The Medical Mythology of Ireland (1887) — Internet Archive. AP Advantage Physcis C (2005) — Internet Archive. Collected Works of James Mooney Part Two — Internet Archive. dictionary american naval fighting ships (1981) — Internet Archive. Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444)) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Chronology

  1. 1861James Mooney born at Richmond.
  2. 1888The Funeral Customs of Ireland digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1889The Holiday Customs of Ireland digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1921James Mooney died at Washington, D.C..

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “James Mooney”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1370358: James Mooney

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