book chapter

Social life of the Navajo Indians: with some attention to minor ceremonies

Columbia University Press7 • Published In 1928 • Pages: preface, 1-161

By: Reichard, Gladys Amanda.

Abstract
This document contains an excellent analysis of Navajo clans and clan-groups and detailed descriptions of their ceremonials. Tables on clan-groups, clan size, clan inter-marriage, and the genealogies listed on pages 162-239 are not included. For a detailed critique of this aspect of the book, see the review by Father Berard Haile in document 101.
Subjects
Composition of population
Traditional history
Real property
Gender status
Marriage
Polygamy
Kinship terminology
Clans
Magical and mental therapy
Organized ceremonial
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Katherine Schlesinger ; 1951
Field Date
1923-1925
Coverage Date
1923-1925
Coverage Place
Arizona and New Mexico, United States
Notes
by Gladys A. Reichard
This document consists of excerpts
Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-161)
LCCN
a 29000250
LCSH
Navajo Indians