Book
Omaha secret societies
Columbia University Press • XIV • Published In 1932 • Pages: ii, 193
By: Fortune, Reo.
Abstract
This source is a discussion of Omaha religion with emphasis on the organization and practices of Omaha secret societies. The Omaha vision experience is treated in detail. The author's main purpose is to uncover material which is missing or misunderstood in earlier sources on the Omaha. In doing this, he shows the integration of the counter-principles of the hereditary transmission of privilege vs. the achievement of privilege. The author reproduces some material from the early sources along with his comments. Where the original passages are too long he cites page numbers for reference. As a final chapter a collection of folktales related to aspects of the secret societies is presented. The author spent three months among the Omaha.
- Subjects
- Mythology
- General character of religion
- Sacred objects and places
- Magic
- Magicians and diviners
- Community heads
- Sorcery
- Organized ceremonial
- Revelation and divination
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Sodalities
- Avoidance and taboo
- Ethnometeorology
- Eschatology
- Theory of disease
- Spirits and gods
- Alcoholic beverages
- Religious experience
- Community heads
- Local officials
- Status, role, and prestige
- Gift giving
- Kin relationships
- Social relationships and groups
- culture
- Omaha
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- W. W. Stein ; 1956
- Field Date
- ca. 1931
- Coverage Date
- 1897-1932
- Coverage Place
- Omaha Indians in USA
- Notes
- by R. F. Fortune
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- a 32002589
- LCSH
- Omaha Indians
- Indians of North America--Secret societies