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Peyotism and the control of heavy drinking: the Nebraska Winnebago in the early 1900s
Human organization : journal of the Society for Applied Anthropology • 49 (3) • Published In 1990 • Pages: 255-265
By: Hill, Thomas W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Based on ethnohistorical research, this article describes the drinking practices of the Winnebago Indians from the early 1860s, when they moved to Nebraska, until the early 1920s and relates these drinking practices to the changing sociocultural environment. The major focus is on the manner in which the Peyote religion helped control excessive drinking. The discussion examines Peyotism as a native therapeutic system and compares it to other such native systems and to Western regimens. It is argued that common elements in these diverse approaches are responsible for the successful control or 'treatment' of excessive drinking (p. 255)
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Congregations
- Alcoholism and drug addiction
- Alcoholic beverages
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- Adjustment processes
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- 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.
- 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
- John Beierle; 2008
- 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
- 1860-1920s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Nebraska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Thomas W. Hill
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-265)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 47033317
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ho Chunk Indians