Book

An Hidatsa shrine and the beliefs respecting it

The New Era Printing Company2 (4) • Published In 1908 • Pages: 275-328

By: Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), Wilson, Gilbert Livingstone.

Abstract
This study considers aspects of Hidatsa religious life based on a viewing of sacred objects passed down between generations and housed in a contemporary shrine. Informants supplied myths, personal stories, and accounts of ceremonies regarding the origins and uses of these objects.
Subjects
Cultural identity and pride
Sacred objects and places
Revelation and divination
Organized ceremonial
Prayers and sacrifices
Shamans and psychotherapists
Magical and mental therapy
Theory of disease
General character of religion
Mythology
Cosmology
Traditional history
culture
Hidatsa
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2013
Field Date
1906-1908
Coverage Date
1860-1907
Coverage Place
central and western North Dakota, United States
Notes
George H. Pepper and Gilbert L. Wilson
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
09005503
LCSH
Hidatsa Indians