essay
The crossing of the souls: peyote, perception, and meaning among the Huichol Indians
people of the peyote: huichol indian history, religion, & survival • Albuquerque • Published In 1996 • Pages: 138-168
By: Schaefer, Stacy B..
Abstract
This document remarks on Huichol regional and individual variations in the use of, and the rituals around, the sacred cactus. The author builds on earlier work, finding significant community-level distinctions in the organization of peyote-hunting pilgrimages, attributable to the individual’s view of themselves as pilgrims on a continual personal pathway to experiential knowledge. (For non-English terms see Schaefer [1996] "Glossary." For references cited see Schaefer and Furst [1996] "Bibliography.")
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Northern Mexico
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem
- Field Date
- 1988-1990
- Coverage Date
- 1970-1996
- Coverage Place
- southern Sierra Madre Occidental (Nayarit, Jalisco, Durango, and Zacatecas), and western San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- Notes
- Stacy B. Schaefer
- for bibliographical references see document 23: [Schaefer and Furst]
- LCCN
- 95032453
- LCSH
- Huichol Indians