Book

Conservatism among the Iroquois at the Six Nations Reserve

Department of Anthropology, Yale University (65) • Published In 1961 • Pages: 302

By: Shimony, Annemarie.

Abstract
This study is concerned with how Iroquois culture is maintained at the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, Canada, despite intense acculturative pressure. Iroquois conservatism is the central theme of this study, and Shimony focuses on the traditional Longhouse community and presents a comprehensive description of the structure of the society and the content of the culture, with particular emphasis on social and political organization, medicine, and curing rites.
Subjects
Moieties
Deliberative councils
Magical and mental therapy
Shamans and psychotherapists
Congregations
Organized ceremonial
culture
Iroquois
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1994
Field Date
1953-1958, 1960 (p. 3)
Coverage Date
1953-1960
Coverage Place
Six Nations Reserve, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
Notes
Annemarie Shimony
Originally published as the author's Ph.D. thesis, Yale University, 1958
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-302)
LCCN
61016891
LCSH
Iroquois Indians