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Navaho classification of their song ceremonials

American Anthropological Association (50)Published In 1938 • Pages: 38

By: Wyman, Leland Clifton, Kluckhohn, Clyde.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors present a classification scheme for Navajo song ceremonials. This scheme is correlated to the purpose of and etiological factors associated with each ceremony. Particularly useful is the attention given to variation and the insights about how ritual elements are transferable between ceremonies. Basically a descriptive article, the paper also has utility for understanding the basis of Navajo curing practices.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Magical and mental therapy
Organized ceremonial
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
Richard A. Wagner ; John Beierle ; 1985
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Navajo Reservation, Pinedale-Coolidge-Smith Lake and Ramah-Atarque regions, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
by Leland C. Wyman and Clyde Kluckhohn
Running title: Navaho song ceremonials
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
38023008
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Navajo Indians