book chapter
Shamanism in western North America: a study in cultural relationships
Northwestern University • (2) • Published In 1938 • Pages: viii, 1-71
By: Park, Willard Z. (Willard Zerbe), d. 1965.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source, written by a professional anthropologist, presents an exhaustive study of Paviotso Shamans and Shamanism, collected by the author during three summers of ethnographic field investigations in 1933-1935. The following aspects of Shamanism and related phenomena are discussed in this work: source of Shamanistic power, acquiring Shamanistic power, loss of power, paraphernalia, cause of disease, Shamanistic doctoring, weather-control and clairvoyance, Antelope Shamans, and the position of the Shaman in the Paviotso social order. Pages 72-166 of this document have not been included because they deal with the Shamanistic complex among other tribal groups of Western North America.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Spirits and gods
- Revelation and divination
- Theory of disease
- Sorcery
- Magical and mental therapy
- Hunting and trapping
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Northern Paiute
- 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
- Southwest and Basin
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1962: John Beierle; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1933-1935
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1933-1935
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- western United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Willard Z. Park
- 'The present study has developed from a dissertation presented for the degree of doctor of philosophy at Yale university. That manuscript has been extensively revised with the inclusion of new and valuable comparative data.'--Pref.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 38014755
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Shamanism
- Indian mythology--North America
- Paiute Indians--Religion