book chapter

Navaho shamanistic practice among the Jicarilla Apache

New Mexico anthropologist6/7 • Published In 1943 • Pages: 13-18

By: Opler, Morris Edward.

Abstract
This is a brief but extremely interesting account of the curing and diagnosis activities of some Navajos among the Jicarilla Apache. The author devoted many years of study to Apache cultural and ceremonial life.
Subjects
Theory of disease
Magical and mental therapy
Ethnometeorology
Ethnobotany
Ethnozoology
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
Katchen S. Coley ; 1951
Field Date
1934-1935
Coverage Date
1934-1935
Coverage Place
Jicarilla Apache Reservation, New Mexico, United States
Notes
Morris E. Opler
This document consists of excerpts
LCCN
42048685
LCSH
Navajo Indians