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The secular uses of traditional religion and knowledge in modern Navajo society
Navajo religion and culture : selected views • (17) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 209-218
By: Fransted, Dennis.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper provides an overview of contemporary non-ceremonial uses of traditional Navajo religion and knowledge. The author is employed by the Navajo Tribe, Division of Health. Non-ceremonial uses of traditional religious concepts primarily relate to Navajo and non-Navajo use of these concepts to evoke support and engender group consciousness. Examples include motivation of political support, reaction to the introduction of Western health care, and resistance to mining or utilization of Navajo mineral resources.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Cultural participation
- Cultural goals
- Cultural identity and pride
- Representative art
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Government Official
- 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 ; 1986
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1974, 1978-1979
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1974-1979
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Navajo Reservation, Arizona, New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Dennis Fransted
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 218)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 81086446
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians