book chapter
Societies of the Crow, Hidatsa and Mandan Indians: Military societies of the Crow Indians to current.
The Trustees • 11 (3) • Published In 1913 • Pages: 143-217
By: Lowie, Robert Harry.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work provides detail on Crow societies. It is noted that Crow military societies provide for socializing and mutual support among members, and are unusual for lacking a military character. An absence of any religious or esoteric features is also noted. There is information about the origins, traditions, paraphernalia, dance styles, and other special characteristics of each club. Particular attention is given to the Hot Dance participated in by several clubs, and to the clowns' performance.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- General character of religion
- Revelation and divination
- Sacred objects and places
- Magical and mental therapy
- Mythology
- Spirits and gods
- Avoidance and taboo
- Sorcery
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Instigation of war
- Theory of disease
- Magicians and diviners
- Magic
- Life and death
- 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
- book chapter
- 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
- Mary L. Bartlett ; 1954
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1907-1911
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1832-1911
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- northern Great Plains, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Robert H. Lowie
- Following the classification of information in 1: Lowie, all data pertaining to Crow clubs will be found in category 575 (Sodalities).
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 15003010
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Social life and customs
- Crow Indians