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Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Aberle, David Friend, 1918-
Title:
Peyote religion among the Navajo
Published in: if part or section of a book or monograph
Handbook of North American Indians. Southwest. Vol. 10,
edited by Alfonso Ortiz
Published By: Original publisher
Handbook of North American Indians. Southwest. Vol. 10,
edited by Alfonso Ortiz
Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution : For sale by
the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.. 1983. 558-569 p.
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
David F. Aberle
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 2004. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Navajo (NT13)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Organized ceremonial (796);
Congregations (794);
Religious denominations (795);
Acculturation and culture contact (177);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article focuses on the growth of the Native American
Church among the Navajo. Three fundamental issues are addressed: the spread of Peyotism
from other tribes through the Navajo population, possible reasons for its success, and its
role as a source of conflict within Navajo society and with state governments and the
Bureau of Indian Affairs. The author concludes that Peyotism was a response to political
and economic subjugation exacerbated by government efforts in the 1930s to reduce sheep
herds. Further, despite its previous importance as a divisive element in Navajo society,
the Native American Church has grown to function as a cohesive force for community
integration and cultural conservatism.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
202
Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits.
nt13-202
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Essay
Language: Language that the document is written in
English
Note:
For bibliographical references see 197: Brugge (p.
780-839)
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is 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
Ethnologist-5
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
Richard A. Wagner ; John Beierle ; 1985
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
1880-1974
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southwestern United States
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Navajo Indians
