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Observations on the Yurok: childhood and world image
University of California Press • 35 (10) • Published In 1943 • Pages: i-vii, 257-302
By: Erikson, Erik H. (Erik Homburger).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The main point of Erikson's fieldwork, which is reflected in this paper, was to review some of Kroeber's data on the Yurok from the standpoint of analytic child psychology. During a short stay inYurok territory he was able to meet some of Kroeber's informants and gather some data. This material is analyzed in terms of vector psychology and Freudian psychoanalytic theory. Since he assumes a prior knowledge of these theories, the source is rather difficult for the layman to use. There is little new cultural material discussed. He concludes that the configurations he was able to delineate 'seem to express the general idea that by being a good warden of his nutritional system and a good warden of the river, and by guarding strength and wealth, the Yurok is clean enough to perform the miracle of his existence, namely, to eat his salmon and have it next year too.' At the time of writing, Erikson was with the Institute of Child Welfare of the University of California.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Community structure
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Spirits and gods
- Child care
- Magical and mental therapy
- Theory of disease
- Organized ceremonial
- Fishing
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Yurok
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Psychoanalyst
- 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
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1939
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1943
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Yurok Indians, USA
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Erik Homburger Erikson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 301)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- a 43003526
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yurok Indians
- Indian children--North America