book chapter

Some notes on Navaho dreams

Psychoanalysis and cultureNew YorkPublished In 1951 • Pages: 120-131

By: Kluckhohn, Clyde, Morgan, William.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a brief article giving the content of fourteen dreams experienced by an acculturated family of five persons. The dreams are interpreted psychoanalytically and are, according to Kluckhohn, typical of other Navajo dreams in many ways and especially in their emphasis upon anxiety and in the absence of overt references to sexual experiences. The material presented here by Dr. Kluckhohn is drawn from unpublished field notes of the late Dr. William Morgan, and is corroborated by the former's personal knowledge of the informants concerned. Although the number of dreams is small, they are of interest in that they are among the very few available in published studies.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Life history materials
Magical and mental therapy
Spirits and gods
Revelation and divination
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Navajo
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2004
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 chapter
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.
3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Katchen S. Coley ; 1951-1952
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1932-1934
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1932-1934
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Clyde Kluckhohn and William Morgan
This document consists of excerpts
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
51013478
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Navajo Indians