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Coast Salish concepts of power: verbal and functional categories
tsimshian and their neighbors of the north pacific coast • Seattle • Published In 1984 • Pages: 281-291
By: Elmendorf, William W. (William Welcome).
Abstract
This study discusses the religious basis of Coast Salish peoples’ concepts of local differentiation in otherwise secular aspects of life, such as success in acquiring wealth or influencing others. The author underscores the absence of such a connection between religion and power in the emic meanings of commonly-used terms related to both religious practices and social organization. The analysis suggests that earlier anthropologists wrongly regarded native terms as reliable indicators for understanding the role of cultural categories in shaping emic cognitive systems.
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
- Field Date
- 1939-1956
- Coverage Date
- 1939-1956
- Coverage Place
- Hood Canal area, Washington, United States
- Notes
- William W. Elmendorf
- Included bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 83023364
- LCSH
- Southern Coast Salish Indians