Book

Heavy with hatred: an ethnographic study of Western Apache witchcraft

University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1980 • Pages:

By: Basso, Keith H..

Abstract
This is an excellent analysis of the ways in which belief in witchcraft and witchcraft accusations function in the Western Apache Cibecue community. The author reviews the literature on witchcraft, sketches the Western Apache historical/geographical and economic environment, and discusses the dynamics of kin and non-kin relations to create an intelligible setting for his study of the conceptualization and uses of witchcraft.
Subjects
Sorcery
Magical and mental therapy
Shamans and psychotherapists
Sacred objects and places
culture
Western Apache
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Jan Simpson ; 1980
Field Date
1960-1966
Coverage Date
pre-1880s-1967
Coverage Place
Community of Cibecue, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, east central Arizona, United States
Notes
Keith Hamilton Basso
UM 67-17,394
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-207)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Stanford University , 1967
LCSH
Western Apache Indians