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Burial as a disposition mechanism for Navajo JISH or medicine bundles
American Indian quarterly • 4 (4) • Published In 1978 • Pages: 347-365
By: Frisbie, Charlotte Johnson.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Frisbie reviews the ethnogaphic and archaeological literature to discuss the disposal of medicine bundles (JISH) in burial sites. There is conflicting opinion even among Navajo whether it is proper to dispose of JISH in this way. Some see it as a return to the basic elements from which the JISH are made. Others believe that they are too sacred to be treated in this manner. Considering the possibility that her informants may not wish to tell her the truth about so sacred an item in order to protect their whereabouts, Frisbie concludes that not enough is known yet about JISH diversity and ownership to offer a real explanation.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Burial practices and funerals
- Sacred objects and places
- Ethnogeography
- 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
- article
- 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.
- 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
- Ian Skoggard ; 2003
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1963-1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1868-1976
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Navajo Nation, southwestern United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Charlotte J. Frisbie
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-365)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 74647596
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians