book chapter

Navaho games of chance and taboo

Primitive man : quarterly bulletin of the Catholic Anthropological Conference6 • Published In 1933 • Pages: 35-40

By: Haile, Berard.

Abstract
This article, tracing the history of various Navajo sports through myth and the recent past, supplements source 154: Reagan in this file. Father Berard discusses sports which have become obsolete and evaluates the role of religious taboos as possible causes for this obsolescence.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Leisure time activities
Gambling
Athletic sports
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Missionary
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Kachen S. Coley ; 1952-1953
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1916
Coverage Place
Red Rock, Arizona, United States
Notes
Berard Haile
This document consists of excerpts
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
99111903
LCSH
Navajo Indians