book chapter

Navaho women's knowledge of their song ceremonials

El Palacio • 45 • Published In 1938 • Pages: 87-92

By: Kluckhohn, Clyde.

Abstract

In an effort to discover the degree of participation of Navajo women in ceremonial knowledge and song ceremonies, the author questioned sixty women in the Ramah area. This article summarizes the conclusions he reached, which indicate that except in cases where the women were related to the singers, their knowledge and participation was considerably less than that of the average man. The author was director of the Ramah Project, from which ths article stems. (For details on the Project, see the abstract for 5: Leighton and Leighton)

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

Katchen S. Coley ; 1951

Field Date

1936-1938

Coverage Date

ca. 1938

Coverage Place

Ramah-Atarque region, New Mexico, United States

Notes

Clyde Kluckhohn

This document consists of excerpts

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

59038557

LCSH

Navajo Indians