Book
Yokuts-Mono chiefs and shamans
University of California press • 24 (8) • Published In 1930 • Pages: [361]-420
By: Gayton, A. H. (Anna Hadwick).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The material for this document was collected by the author for the Department of Anthropology, University of California, during various field trips made between the years 1925-1928. In this study, the writer's primary concern is with the powers and social functions of chiefs and shamans. The author supplies much additional information regarding the social statuses of chiefs and shamans, their inter-relationship, their political and religious affiliations and duties, and mythological origins. Information on tribal organization, minor officials, ands sorcery is also included. An excellent summary of the material with conclusions derived thereof may be found on pp. 407-417. Gayton treats the Yokuts and Western Mono as identical in political structure.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Comparative evidence
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Settlement patterns
- Lineages
- Community heads
- Local officials
- Sorcery
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Cult of the dead
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Yokuts
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1960
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1925-1928
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- San Joaquin Valley, California, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by A.H. Gayton
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- a 30001376
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yokuts Indians