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La casta, fête de la puberté des Apaches jicarillas
Recherches amérindiennes au Québec • 30 (1) • Published In 2000 • Pages: 27-36
By: Tiller, Veronica E. Velarde.
Abstract
The author, a Jicarilla Apache woman, begins with a critique of previous ethnography on Apache religion and ceremonies, particularly around the puberty ceremony ([n]casta[/n]). She argues that the accounts from non indigenous authors were mostly descriptive, lacking the context of the wider Apache religion and beliefs thereby missing various aspects of the ritual. Through interviews with family members who had undergone the [n]casta[/n] ritual, the importance of Apache myths, cosmology, morals, and prayers are emphasized which further underscores the importance of language and how the rituals prepared initiates for the adult roles of childbearing and child rearing. Document is in the original French.
- Subjects
- Reviews and critiques
- Theological systems
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Puberty and initiation
- culture
- Jicarilla Apache
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2022
- Coverage Date
- 1920-2000
- Coverage Place
- Jicarilla Apache Reservation; New Mexico, United States
- Notes
- Veronica Velarde Tiller
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 36)
- LCCN
- 64649995
- LCSH
- Jicarilla Indians