Book
The Curtain within: Haida social and mythical discourse
University of British Columbia Press • Vancouver • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: Boelscher, Marianne.
Abstract
The author examines the fluidity and flexibility of Haida social organization in a post-structural critique of the structural functionalist paradigm that has framed Haida ethnography to date. Based on original fieldwork, and with frequent reference to early studies among the Masset Haida by Swanton and Murdock, topics covered include social values, cosmology, supernatural forces, symbolic property, and feasting as a set of practices and beliefs in which individuals, houses and lineages vie for recognition and prestige.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2017
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2017
- Field Date
- 1979-1981
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1981
- Coverage Place
- Masset, Graham Island, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
- Notes
- Marianne Boelscher
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-228) and index
- LCCN
- 89165938
- LCSH
- Haida Indians--Kinship
- Haida Indians--Social life and customs
- Haida Gwaii (B.C.)--Social life and customs