essay

The San Ildefonso of New Mexico

Acculturation in seven American Indian tribesNew YorkPublished In 1940 • Pages: 390-460

By: Whitman, William.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is concerned with some of the changes that have occurred in the pueblo of San Ildefonso in modern times. The author begins with a general account of the 'traditional' culture by which he means the culture that was found in the area from contact times until the twentieth century. Economic organization, attitudes and values, religious beliefs, political control, ceremonials and ceremonial societies, social organization, etc., are all briefly described. From this the author moves on to a consideration of changes that have occurred in this society during modern times. Particular attention is given to the development of new economic pursuits and intra-pueblo factionalism. However other trends in religion, family, social organization, medical practices, etc., are also described. The author, an ethnologist, did field work in the area.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
History
Tillage
Acculturation and culture contact
Moieties
Clans
Sodalities
Shamans and psychotherapists
Sorcery
Ceramic technology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tewa Pueblos
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
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.
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
Betty Potash ; 1961; John Beierle; 2008
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1936-1937
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1593-1937
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
William Whitman
Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-460)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
40003756
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tewa Indians