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Winebago berdache
American anthropologist • 55 • Published In 1953 • Pages: 708-712
By: Lurie, Nancy Oestreich.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document shows how the role of the Winnebago berdache was still in evidence at the close of the 19th century, and how some of the cultural traits inherent in this particular role had parallels to those appearing among some of the Plains Siouan tribes. The data were gathered in most part from native informants, and provide information on the special position in the society played by the berdache, his status, special clothing, and receiving the 'call' to become a berdache. The author points out that in the case of a true berdache, the person retains a position of honor and respect in the society, but when he was forced to adopt the role (e.g., as a prisoner of war, or for some offense against society, as desertion in battle), without the blessing given by the Moon, he was dishonored and disgraced.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Homosexuality
- Interviewing in research
- Status, role, and prestige
- Comparative evidence
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Winnebago/Ho-Chunk
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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; John Beierle; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1945-1950
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1880-1947
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Wisconsin, Nebraska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Nancy Oestreich Lurie
- Includes bibliographical references(p. 712)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ho Chunk Indians