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The economics of sainthood: religious change among the Rimrock Navajos

Fairleigh Dickinson University PressRutherford [n.j.]Published In 1977 • Pages:

By: Blanchard, Kendall.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source analyzes religious and economic behavior among the Navajos of Rimrock in light of Max Weber's famous thesis which hypothesizes a string correlation or correspondence between these two realms of activity. In particular, the author examines the behavior of Navajos who have been converted to various Mormon and Protestant sects and comapres it with that of 'traditionalist' Navajos.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Sociocultural trends
Extended families
General character of religion
Missions
Religious denominations
Public welfare
Production and supply
Income and demand
Labor supply and employment
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
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
M. A. Marcus ; 1985
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1970-1973
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1945-1973
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ramah and environs, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Kendall A. Blanchard
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-235) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
75010141
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Navajo Indians