essay

Vancouver Island Indians

Encyclopædia of religion and ethics, edited by James Hastings12 • Published In 1922 • Pages: 591-595

By: Sapir, Edward.

Abstract
This brief article is a summary of Nootka religion, based mainly on material in Sapir's field notes, with some additions from the work of Boas. In the course of the article, he discusses supernatural beings, prayer, acquisition of power and secret rituals, shamanism, soul beliefs and supernatural phenomena, and rituals. Sapir was a well-known linguist and ethnologist.
Subjects
Spirits and gods
Identification
Sacred objects and places
Shamans and psychotherapists
Animism
Difficult and unusual births
Organized ceremonial
Magical and mental therapy
culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Northwest Coast and California
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1960: John Beierle; 2010
Field Date
ca. 1910
Coverage Date
1910
Coverage Place
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Notes
Edward Sapir
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
34009086
LCSH
Nootka Indians
Nuu-chah-nulth Indians