essay
A taxonomic view of the traditional Navajo universe
handbook of north american indians. southwest • 10 • Published In 1983 • Pages: 579-591
By: Werner, Oswald, Manning, Allen, Begishe, Kenneth Y..
Abstract
This article focuses on Navajo cultural knowledge as reflected in language and expressed by taxonomy. Data are from well-structured interviews with twenty-eight informants. After a lengthy methodological section on how the taxonomies were elicited and what taxonomy is, the authors move to native taxonomies of plants, animals, ceremony, and meteorology. Also covered are native terms for anatomy, physiology, and societal denominations. Mythology is touched on only briefly. The relationship of these taxonomies to semantics or other cultural aspects is not addressed.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Richard A. Wagner ; Marlene Martin ; 1985
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- southwestern United States
- Notes
- Oswald Werner, Allen Manning and Kenneth Y. Begishe
- For bibliographical references see 197: Brugge (p. 780-839)
- LCCN
- 77017162
- LCSH
- Navajo Indians