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The Peyote cult of the Delaware Indians
Texas Journal of Science • VII (1) • Published In 1956 • Pages: 202-211
By: Newcomb, William Wilmon.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study the author describes in detail a typical peyote ceremony of the Delaware (Big Moon ceremony), which he and his wife attended in the summer of 1952, and discusses some of the changes which have occurred in the cult since 1930 when Petrullo made his study of Delaware peyotism. These differences are summarized in Table 1, p. 209. From his analysis, the author finds that in the physical arrangement of the ceremonial tepee and the conduct of the Big Moon ceremony itself, there have been few changes since 1930. In addition he notes that this Big Moon peyote cult has not completely replaced the traditional forms of religion in the society, nor has it become popular in this twenty-two year period, but instead has functioned as an 'Indian' ceremony and what he calls a '… rallying point for Pan-Indianism.'
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sociocultural trends
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- Congregations
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Delaware
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1964
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1952
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1952
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Towns of Dewey and Anadarko, Oklahoma, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- William W. Newcomb, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 211)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 52043795
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Delaware Indians