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Some social and spatial aspects of innovation at Zuni

Anthropologica, n.s.2 (1)Published In 1960 • Pages: 18-47

By: McFeat, Tom.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this paper, McFeat attempts to show that culture change in the Zuni area occurred in such a way as to manifest the following trends: rapid growth, progressive enlargement, recurrent fissions and the related developments toward centralization of ceremonial structures and proximation of dwellings. He also discusses a relatively new phenomenon at Zuni, the appearance of the four 'Roads,' or ways of life, in the philosophy of the Zuni within the last 50 years. McFeat was with the National Museum of Canada.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Historical reconstruction
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Ethnosociology
Ethnopsychology
Sociocultural trends
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
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
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1961: John Beierle; 2007
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1953
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1953
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Zuni, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Tom F. S. McFeat
Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-47)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
56004160
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Zuni Indians