book chapter

Navaho games of chance and taboo

Primitive man : quarterly bulletin of the Catholic Anthropological Conference • 6 • Published In 1933 • Pages: 35-40

By: Haile, Berard.

Abstract

This article, tracing the history of various Navajo sports through myth and the recent past, supplements source 154: Reagan in this file. Father Berard discusses sports which have become obsolete and evaluates the role of religious taboos as possible causes for this obsolescence.

HRAF PubDate

2004

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Missionary

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Kachen S. Coley ; 1952-1953

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

1916

Coverage Place

Red Rock, Arizona, United States

Notes

Berard Haile

This document consists of excerpts

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

99111903

LCSH

Navajo Indians