essay

Introduction

people of the peyote: huichol indian history, religion, & survivalAlbuquerque • Published In 1996 • Pages: 1-25

By: Schaefer, Stacy B., Furst, Peter T..

Abstract
This document covers some of the factors that have allowed the Huichol to retain their pre-Christian religion with few accommodations to the dominant Catholic faith. The most important reason is the centrality of traditional Huichol religion—an enormous repository of practical and esoteric knowledge passed down through the generations by divine ancestors—defining not just ethnic identity but everyday practice as well. (For non-English terms see Schaefer [1996] "Glossary." For references cited see Schaefer and Furst [1996] "Bibliography.")
Subjects
General character of religion
Congregations
Mythology
Revelation and divination
Prayers and sacrifices
Missions
Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
Ethnopsychology
Extended families
Shamans and psychotherapists
Acculturation and culture contact
culture
Huichol
HRAF PubDate
2016
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Northern Mexico
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem
Field Date
1984-1994
Coverage Date
1930-1994
Coverage Place
southern Sierra Madre Occidental (Nayarit, Jalisco, Durango, and Zacatecas), Mexico
Notes
Stacy B. Schaefer and Peter T. Furst
for bibliographical references see document 23: [Schaefer and Furst]
LCCN
95032453
LCSH
Huichol Indians