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Contribution on the culture of the Cayua

Zeitschrift für Ethnologie • 81 • Published In 1956 • Pages: HRAF MS: 27 , plates [original: 218-235 , plates]

By: Hanke, Wanda, Schütze, Frieda.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

In their religious ceremonies the Cayua Indians have retained important features of their culture. However, under the pressure of contact with White Brazilians, acculturation of this group seems to advance rapidly. Protestant and Catholic missions do not seem to exercise much influence on these Indians, while considerable influence comes from the civilian population with respect to economic conditions.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Acculturation and culture contact

Sociocultural trends

Representative art

Music

Literary texts

Spirits and gods

Sacred objects and places

Organized ceremonial

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Guaraní

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

1998

RegionThe area the document pertains to

South America

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Eastern South America

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.

Lawyer

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

Sigrid Khera ; John Beierle ; 1971-1973

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

none

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

ca. 1955

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Cayua Indians; Dourados municipality, southern Mato Grosso, Brazil

NotesAdditional notes

Wanda Hanke

Translation of: Beitrag zur Kultur der Caiuás

The original German text is not included

Translated for the HRAF files by Frieda Schütze

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235)

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Guarani Indians