Book
Notebook of a Cherokee shaman
Smithsonian Institution Press; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] • 2 (6) • Published In 1970 • Pages: vi, 83-125
By: Kilpatrick, Jack Frederick, Kilpatrick, Anna Gritts.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document consists of 50 magico-medical and love formulas contained in the notebook of a Cherokee shaman who died in 1938. The magico-medical formulas include those for burns, blisters, fever, headache, gunshot wounds, dental ailments, intestinal disorders, arthritis, snake bite and muscular injuries. The love formulas include those for attracting the opposite sex and warding off rivals in a love affair. Each formula is presented in the author's original Cherokee syllabary along with the editors' literal translation, free translation and commentary. The editors' comments include discussion of the symbolism and religious elements in the formulas and the therapeutic procedures and medicines that accompany the use of the formulas.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sexual stimulation
- Literary texts
- Medical therapy
- Bodily injuries
- Magical and mental therapy
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Ethnobotany
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cherokee
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Musician
- 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
- Gerald Reid ; John Beierle ; 1987
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- 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)
- Oklahoma and North Carolina, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Jack Frederick [and] Kilpatrick and Anna Gritts Kilpatrick
- Footnotes to the texts and translations contain information on Cherokee syllabary, vocabulary and grammar; this information is indexed for 'TEXTS' (539)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 125)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76603605
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cherokee Indians