Book
Cry for luck: sacred song and speech among the Yurok, Hupa, and Karok Indians of northwestern California
Unversity of California Press • Berkeley • Published In 1992 • Pages:
By: Keeling, Richard.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In overall context this monograph describes a living musical tradition among the Yurok and other closely related groups, largely in relation to earlier beliefs and practices as documented by recordings and narratives that were collected between 1900 and 1942. The document is divided into four major parts. Part 1, deals with aboriginal religion and provides an introduction to beliefs and institutions of the precontact period. Part 11, 'ceremonial singing', considers the major group rituals performed by the Yurok and others, in reference to the musical styles associated with each. Part 111, entitled 'individual use of songs and formulas', examines personal medicine rituals in a wide range of different contexts. The final section of this book, 'interpretations', explores the significance of the musical tradition on two different levels: the general characteristics of the music and its place in the overall picture of North American Indian music, and what the music expresses within its own cultural context.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Music
- Drives and emotions
- Mythology
- Spirits and gods
- Ethnozoology
- Ethnobotany
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Organized ceremonial
- Classes
- Comparative evidence
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Sexual stimulation
- 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
- 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; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1978-1980
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1775-1980
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- North Pacific Coast, California, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard Keeling
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-319) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91039128
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yurok Indians--Music--History and criticism
- Hupa Indians--Music--History and criticism
- Karok Indians--Music--History and criticism
- Folk songs, Yurok--California--History and criticism
- Folk songs, Hupa--California--History and criticism
- Folk songs, Karok--California--History and criticism