Book

Old Oraibi: a study of the Hopi Indians of the Third Mesa

Kraus Reprint Co. (1)Published In 1944 • Pages: xi, 277 , plates

By: Titiev, Mischa.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This detailed ethnography of the old pueblo of Oraibi presents rich information on Hopi culture before the major acculturation occurred. The source has two primary objectives, which are the description and functional analysis of the social organization and the ceremonialism. The work demonstrated the functional dominance of the religion over the other aspects of ther Hopi life, especially on the kin and social groupings, including community structure, and the establishment of new communities. Massive information is given on rituals within the ceremonial cycle.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Organized ceremonial
Sodalities
Cultural participation
Clans
Puberty and initiation
Culture summary
Cult of the dead
War
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Hopi
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
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
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Dubravka Schmalzbauer ; 1974-1975
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1932-1940
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
ca. 1900-1935
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Old Oraibi Pueblo, Third Mesa, northeastern Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Mischa Titiev
Ceremonial parenthood is indexed for Artificial Kin Relationships (608); ceremonial chiefs are indexed Sodalities (575), Clans (614), Local Officials (624), Priesthood (793), Organized Ceremonial (796); phratry-clan concept Clan (614); Kachina dolls Games (524).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-264) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
[44005729]
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hopi Indians