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A Mescalero Apache account of the origin of the peyote ceremony
El Palacio • 52 • Published In 1945 • Pages: 210-212
By: Opler, Morris Edward.
Abstract
This source contains one informant's story of the acquisition and first use of the peyote ritual by a member of the Lipan tribe. The tale contains familiar Mescalero motives concerning religious quests and the acquisition of ritual.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1979-1980
- Field Date
- 1931-1935
- Coverage Place
- Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, New Mexico, United States
- Notes
- Morris Edward Opler
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 59038557
- LCSH
- Mescalero Indians