article
Water as a disciplinary agent among the Crow and Blackfoot
American anthropologist, n.s. • 43 (1) (1) • Published In 1941 • Pages: 593-604
By: McAllester, David Park.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, the author suggests that the use of water as a disciplinary agent among the Crow from earliest childhood may be correlated with a high incidence of adult fears and anxieties related to water, including taboos on aquatic animals as food, and the existence of a large number of malevolent water spirits and monsters in Crow mythology.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ethnogeography
- Ethnozoology
- Sodalities
- Mythology
- Techniques of socialization
- Infant care
- Puberty and initiation
- Child care
- Recruitment and training
- Status of adolescents
- Spirits and gods
- Revelation and divination
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Crow
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Plains and Plateau
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Mary L. Bartlett ; 1954
- 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
- 1903-1939
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Montana, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- David McAllester
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Crow Indians--Social life and customs
- Siksika Indians--Social life and customs