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Kaibeto Plateau ceremonialists: 1860-1980
Navajo religion and culture : selected views • (17) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 164-175
By: Henderson, Eric.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source examines the causes of the decline in the number of traditional ceremonialists on the Kaibeto Plateau over the past 120 years. Data are presented on economic changes, the rise of the Native American Church, and the means of transmission of ceremonial knowledge. The conclusions are that economic changes and the rise of the Native American Church have contributed to the decline in the number of ceremonialists.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Organized ceremonial
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Magical and mental therapy
- Sociocultural trends
- Production and supply
- 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
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnographer
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin ; 1986
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- none
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1860-1980
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Navajo Reservation, Kaibeto Plateau region, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Eric Henderson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-175)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 81086446
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians