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Myth and Practice in Jicarilla Apache eschatology

Journal of American folklore73 (288)Published In 1960 • Pages: 133-153

By: Opler, Morris Edward.

Abstract
The author discusses Jicarilla Apache funeral rites and beliefs regarding the afterlife. Various birds and animals are associated with ghosts of people from different tribes.
Subjects
Drives and emotions
Life and death
Burial practices and funerals
Social readjustments to death
Eschatology
Spirits and gods
Ethnozoology
culture
Jicarilla Apache
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2022
Field Date
1934-1935
Coverage Date
1934-1935
Coverage Place
Jicarilla Apache Reservation; New Mexico, United States
Notes
Morris E. Opler
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
17028737
LCSH
Jicarilla Indians