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Note on Western Apache religious and social organization

American anthropologist61 • Published In 1959 • Pages: 99-102

By: Kaut, Charles R..

Abstract
As the title implies, this article contains a few bits of disparate information on Western Apache religious practices and social organization. Included are notes about: the role of clans in curing ceremonies; Apache funeral practices in relation to ideas about the soul; and, the number of divisions in the phratry system.
Subjects
Clans
Phratries
Death
culture
Western Apache
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1980
Field Date
1953-1954
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Cibecue Apache, Fort Apache Indian Reservation, east central Arizona, United States
Notes
Charles R.Kaut
Includes bibliographical references (p. 102)
LCCN
17015424
LCSH
Western Apache Indians