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The doctrine of souls and disease among the Chinook Indians
Journal of American folk-lore • 6 • Published In 1979 • Pages: 39-42
By: Boas, Franz.
Abstract
In the summer of 1891 Boas obtained a series of oral texts from one of the last survivors of the Chinook tribe dealing with the doctrine of souls as held by the Chinook Indians. Based on these texts this article presents data on beliefs about sickness and death as caused by soul loss and sorcery, the fate of the soul after death, and the efforts of shaman and their guardian spirits in restoring health to their clients by bringing back the souls of the ill from the world of the ghosts.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Field Date
- summer 1891
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Pacific Northwest coast, United States
- Notes
- Franz Boas
- LCCN
- 63024221
- LCSH
- Chinook Indians