Book
The social organization of the Tewa of New Mexico
[s.n.] • (36) • Published In 1929 • Pages: 309 , 42 plates, 8 unnumbered plates
By: Parsons, Elsie Worthington Clews.
Abstract
This monograph, written by a well-known professional anthropologist, is a study of Tewa social structure, ceremonial organization, rituals, and supernatural beings, as observed by the author in the communities of San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, and Nambé. Very detailed descriptions of rituals and ceremonies are given in this study, but there is relatively little information on the material culture of the Tewa. The appendix contains several folktales from Nambé.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1961; John Beierle; 2008
- Field Date
- 1923-1927
- Coverage Date
- 1923-1927
- Coverage Place
- Tewa Pueblos, New Mexico, United States
- Notes
- by Elsie Clews Parsons
- A glossary of frequently occurring native terms used throughout the text, may be found in category GLOSSARY. This glossary has been composed by HRAF and is not to be found in the original text.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-309)
- LCCN
- 30005855
- LCSH
- Tewa Indians