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Ceremonies for the expulsion of illnesses among the Mataco
Journal de la Société des Américanistes, n. s. • 25 • Published In 1933 • Pages: HRAF MS: 1-12 [Original: 211-218 ], plates
By: Dijour, élisabeth.
Abstract
During the years 1932-1933 when the author was in charge of a mission to the Argentine Chaco, she was able to observe at first-hand several ceremonies for the expulsion of illness or evil spirits, both from the village itself (which she describes in the first part of this source), and for various individuals (the descriptions of the ceremonies of which occupy the remainder of the work). Additional explanatory notes are appended by the author at the end of each ceremony described above.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Southern South America
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1966
- Field Date
- 1932-1933
- Coverage Date
- 1932-1933
- Coverage Place
- Argentina
- Notes
- élisabeth Dijour
- Translation of: Les Cérémonies d'Expulsion des Maladies chez les Matako.
- The original French text is not included
- Translated from the French for the HRAF files by Priscilla Reynolds
- LCSH
- Mataco Indians