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The Iroquoian concept of the soul

Journal of American folklore8 (28)Published In 1895 • Pages: 107-116

By: Hewitt, J. N. B..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Hewitt discusses Iroquois' ideas about the soul and its relation to the body, dreams, etc. The author discusses what the old Iroquois philosophers conceived the soul to be, and speculates on the origins of their concepts of immortality.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Animism
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Iroquois
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1996
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
Alice McCloskey ; 1954
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1880-1895
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
not specified, United States and Canada
NotesAdditional notes
J. N. B. Hewitt
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Iroquois Indians