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Kootenai divination

Shaman10 (1-2)Published In 2002 • Pages: 21-32

By: Brunton, Bill B..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document discusses Kutenai shamans in their principle role of divination and healing, including descriptions of the ceremonial contexts in which shamanistic practices were conducted. The research draws on information both from the author's own fieldwork and field notes of earlier ethnographers.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Shamans and psychotherapists
Medical therapy
Spirits and gods
Revelation and divination
Ritual
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kutenai
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2018
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Plains and Plateau
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
Ian Skoggard; 2017
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1969-1988
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1890-1980
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Lincoln and Lake counties, Montana and Boundary county, Idaho, United States; southeastern British Columbia, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Bill Brunton
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-32)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
95640243
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kootenai Indians