Book
Piman Shamanism and staying sickness (Ka´:cim Mu´mkidag)
University of Arizona Press • Tucson • Published In 1974 • Pages:
By: Bahr, Donald M., Gregorio, Juan, Lopez, David I., tr., Alvarez, Albert, ed..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study, which has been developed through the collaboration of the author with a Papago Indian shaman (Juan Gegorio), a Papago Indian translator (David I. Lopez), and a Papago Indian linguist (Albert Alvarez), presents an introduction to the study of the Piman theory of sickness. It also provides us with a modest step toward a comparative study of theories of sickness.'With the help of his Papago colleagues, ethnologist Donald Bahr has been able to apply a system of logic peculiar to his own culture to reveal the system apparently inherent in the Piman theory of disease. In general, there seem to be two kinds of affliction: those which Pimans classify as 'sicknesses' and those which they do not . Of the 'sicknesses,' there are those that 'stay' -- which are peculiar to Piman Indians and are not shared by other human beings -- and there are those that 'wander' -- contagious afflictions which fail to respect race, culture, age, or sex'(p. ix). The main body of text presented in this book was gathered in twenty-four taped sessions with Gregorio. These tapes were then translated and edited to appear in the form presented in this work.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theory of disease
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Magical and mental therapy
- Morbidity
- Texts translated into english
- Disabilities
- Music
- Ethnopsychology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- O'odham
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- 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
- John Beierle; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1960-1969
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1967-1968
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Santa Rosa, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Donald M. Bahr, anthropologist ; Juan Gregorio, shaman ; David I. Lopez, interpreter ; Albert Alvarez, editor
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-322)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 72092103
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tohono O'odham Indians--Health and hygiene
- Tohono O'odham Indians--Medicine