book chapter

Notes and illustrations of Navaho sex behavior

psychoanalysis and cultureNew York • Published In 1951 • Pages:

By: Dyk, Walter.

Abstract
The material presented here by a well-known ethnologist in the Navajo field deals primarily with the form of sex behavior so popular among the Navajo, 'prowling.' Five anecdotes illustrating both male and female prowling are provided along with incidental information on modesty in dress. Dyk maintains the custom of prowling has developed as a means of satisfying sexual curiosity which has been frustrated by the cultural requirements for modesty in dress. He believed that changing cultural patterns brought about by contact with the Euro-Americans' emphasis on exposure of the body would gradually lead to the disappearance of the custom. This source is of particular value as it is one of the very few which discuss Navajo sexual behavior.
Subjects
Exchange transactions
Humor
Gender status
Sexual stimulation
Sexual intercourse
General sex restrictions
Kinship regulation of sex
Homosexuality
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Katchen S. Coley ; 1951-1953
Field Date
1933-1935, 1947-1948
Coverage Date
1933-1948
Coverage Place
Navajo reservation, southwestern United States
Notes
Walter Dyk
This document consists of excerpts
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
51013478
LCSH
Navajo Indians