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Zuni religion and world views
Handbook of North American Indians. Southwest • 9 • Published In 1979 • Pages: 499-508
By: Tedlock, Dennis, Ortiz, Alfonso.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study Tedlock presents a resumT of the major features of Zuni religion including data on the spirit world, mythology, sacrifices and offerings, purification ceremonies and the priesthood. Much of the article deals with the Kachina Society, their masked dances, and function and role in Zuni society. Closely allied to the Kachina Society, are 14 smaller societies of a more esoteric nature, but with direct affect on the life of every Zuni. These include the curing societies, other groups in which members have the knowledge of physical and mental powers that exceed ordinary human capacities (e.g., the Clowns, Sword People, Big Fire People), and the war societies. The work concludes with a discussion of Zuni beliefs about death and the end of the world.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Spirits and gods
- Organized ceremonial
- Sodalities
- Priesthood
- Congregations
- Eschatology
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1895-1971
- 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
- Dennis Tedlock
- Stock number: 047-000-00361-0; For bibliographical references see document 34: [edited by Alfonzo Ortiz]
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 77017162
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Zuni Indians