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The character and history of the Southern Ute peyote rite

American anthropologist, n.s.42Published In 1940 • Pages: 463-478

By: Opler, Marvin Kaufmann.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
A comparison-contrast of peyotism among the Southern Ute of Towaoc and Ignacio is the subject of this article. The data appear to have been gathered mainly through interviews. Included are information on the rites and the attitudes towards peyotism. Opler argues that peyotism has become an important integrating mechanism among the Towaoc Ute whereas it has never been widely adopted by the Ute of Ignacio. He traces this differential adoption to their different histories of contacts with Anglo society.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Congregations
Cultural participation
Ethnosociology
Public welfare
Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
Organized ceremonial
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Ute
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Eleanor C. Swanson; 1981
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
ca. 1916-1935
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Southern Ute Reservation, Ute Mountain Indian Reservation, Colorado, United States
NotesAdditional notes
by Marvin K. Opler
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
17015424
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ute Indians