Book
Concepts of secular and sacred among the White Mountain Apache as illustrated by musical practice
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1980 • Pages:
By: Variakojis, Danguole Jurate.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This doctoral thesis presents the usual historical, social and economic background material in its introductory passages. The main body of the text which follows is an analysis of Western Apache beliefs about supernatural power, focusing on the ways in which, manifested in the form of sacred songs, it can be acquired, used and passed on. After considering how and on what occasions songs are used to invoke supernatural power, Variakojis discusses secular uses of music.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Music
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Sacred objects and places
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Western Apache
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- 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
- Book
- 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
- Jan Simpson ; 1980
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1959-1961, 1965
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1959-1965
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- White Mountain and San Carlos Apache, east central Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Danguole Jurate Variakojis
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Indiana University, Bloomington, 1969
- UM 69-12,853
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-211)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Western Apache Indians