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The Russian Orthodox Church as a native institution among the Koniag Eskimo of Kodiak Island, Alaska
Arctic anthropology • 18 (1) • Published In 1981 • Pages: 12-22
By: Rathburn, Robert Richard.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper contends that through the process of selective assimilation the Russian Orthodox Church has become a native institution for the Koniag Eskimo of Kodiak Island, Alaska. The use of Koniags as clergy, the use of the native language for liturgical purposes, the identification of native Alaskans as saints and martyrs, the establishment of a Church kindred through the practice of Orthodox godparenthood; and the isolation of the native villages have all combined to form this unique institution. While many of the remarks made in this paper may apply to other Orthodox native communities special attention is given the village of Ouzinkie, Spruce Island, Alaska (p. 12).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Composition of population
- External migration
- History
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Artificial kin relationships
- Sacred objects and places
- Priesthood
- Congregations
- Religious denominations
- Missions
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Alutiiq
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- May-August 1977
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1763-1977
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Koniag Eskimo, Village of Ouzinkie, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Robert R. Rathburn
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-22)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sf 78000711
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Koniagmiut Eskimos