Book
The Gros Ventres of Montana: part 2, Religion and ritual
Catholic University of America Press • (16) • Published In 1957 • Pages: x, 491
By: Cooper, John M. (John Montgomery), Flannery, Regina.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work is a posthumously published manuscript of Cooper's, based on original field notes, with some additions and minor editing by Regina Flannery. Various aspects of the religious system of the Gros Ventre are covered, beginning with a description of the supernatural beings. The Flat Pipe and Feathered Pipe Rituals are described in great detail, as are less important religious observances. A discussion is also given of curing practices and various private rites. An appendix contains the texts of a number of myths, tales, and traditions. The author was a professor of anthropology at Catholic University at the time of his death.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Spirits and gods
- Eschatology
- Priesthood
- Organized ceremonial
- Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
- Sacred objects and places
- Magic
- Medical therapy
- Magical and mental therapy
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Ethnopsychology
- Literary texts
- Mythology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Gros Ventre
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- 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
- 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
- James R. Leary; 1961: John Beierle; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1938-1948
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1835-1907
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Northern Plains, United States and Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- J.M. Cooper ; edited by Regina Flannery
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 423)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- a 53009959
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Gros Ventre Indians (Montana)--Social life and customs
- Gros Ventre Indians (Montana)--Religion
- Gros Ventre Indians (Montana)--Rites and ceremonies