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Introduction to Zuñi ceremonialism
47th Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology • Washington • Published In 1932 • Pages: 467-544
By: Bunzel, Ruth Leah.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article the author describes the important Zuni ceremonies and the organization of the personnel involved in carrying out the various rites connected with these. Following a brief description of Zuni culture and economy, the author considers their cosmological beliefs and views on the relation of man and nature. The importance of controlling nature and especially rain and fertility is discussed and there is some attempt at relating the general nature of Zuni ceremonialism to this. The various ritual elements and paraphernalia and their incorporation into different ceremonies and rites are described. The author also describes the composition and organization of the different religious fraternities, priesthoods and cult groups and concludes her account with a discussion of variations in individual participation in ceremonial and religious life.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cosmology
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Sacred objects and places
- Organized ceremonial
- Priesthood
- Congregations
- Spirits and gods
- General character of religion
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Zuni
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- 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; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1928
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1928
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Ruth L. Bunzel
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 32024503
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Zuni Indians--Rites and ceremonies/Zuni Indians--Religion/Zuni mythology