Navaho witchcraft clyde kluckhohn snippet view 1967. Sage books the ultimate social sciences digital library. Publication date 1962 topics indians of north america magic, navajo indians publisher boston. When clyde kluckhohn was seventeen years old ill health caused him to spend two. Witchcraft is defined by clyde kluckhohn 190560 as the influencing of events by supernatural techniques that are socially disapproved, and his description. This is an ethnography of clyde kluckhohn of witchcraft of navaho. Navaho witchcraft by clyde kluckhohn 9 editions first published in 1900 download daisy. The frenzy way charms are used that influence victims mental or. Anne richards new york times although intended primarily as background reading for teachers and administrators in the navajo service, this book should have a special.
Buy navaho witchcraft reissue by kluckhohn, clyde isbn. Bibliography of the navajo indians by clyde kluckhohn 1 edition first published in 1940. He wrote two popular books based on his experiences in navajo country, to the. Witchcraft is a broad term that varies culturally and societally, and thus can be difficult to define with precision. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This collaboration between an anthropologist and a medicopsychiatrist has been a fortunate one. Sage reference the complete guide for your research journey. The term witchcraft doesnt accurately apply because this form navajo spirituality has little to do with the practices and beliefs of a european style, or form of witchcraft. An examination of navaho witchcraft and its influence on the. Have to kill a close kinsman better if sibling robbing and incest. Sorcery way involves burying a victims personal objects or body parts like hair during ceremonies.
What myths and rites do for the group the gain and cost of witchcraft anxiety, aggression, social control. Witchcraft is defined by clyde kluckhohn 190560 as the influencing of events by supernatural techniques that are socially disapproved, and his description and analysis of navaho ideas and. Clyde kluckhohn remains renowned for his contributions to the ethnography of the navajo american indians. One wonders if the wide spread distribution of dene effected the diversity. Sage business cases real world cases at your fingertips. Navaho witchcraft by kluckhohn, clyde and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
While kluckhohns work may seem somewhat dated to usthe book appeared in 1944his information is, in this instance, more than fortyfive years closer to direct sources than anything. In his 1944 book navajo witchcraft, anthropologist clyde kluckhohn lists the four ways of the navajo witch as follows witchery way focuses on corpses in all of their rituals and ceremonies sorcery way involves burying a victims personal objects or body parts like hair during ceremonies wizardry way focuses on injecting foreign objects such as poison or cursed darts. In this paper, i will strive to bring together, both from the. This book presents not only a study of navaho life, however. Skinwalkers and the witchery way our strange planet.
Witchcraft is defined by clyde kluckhohn 190560 as the influencing of events by supernatural techniques that are socially disapproved, and his description and analysis of navaho ideas and actions related to witchcraft illuminate the ways in which society deals with the ambition for power, the aggressiveness, and the anxiety of its members. Sage video bringing teaching, learning and research to life. The navaho, since their captivity at fort sumner, have been in a state of growing insecurity. The definitive book on adishgash is clyde kluckhohns navaho witchcraft. Publication date 1967 topics magie navaho, superstitions, magie navaho etatsunis nouveau sudouest, superstitions etatsunis nouveau sudouest publisher boston.
This book has very slight bumping to the upper corners of both boards, little edge wear or rubbing. Witchery way focuses on corpses in all of their rituals and ceremonies. From the summer of 1936, he started a serious ethnographic work with the ramah navaho. As an anthropologist, kluckhohn was interested in understanding the misunderstanding within cultures to possibly avoid conflicts because he was horrified of the violence and destruction of humans has done during the world wars. Witchcraft is defined by clyde kluckhohn 190560 as the. Only slowly is the portrait of the navajo coyote being rounded out and made available in print. His interest in navajo people started early in his life, in 1922, when he lived among them, learning their language and customs. The harvard anthropologist, clyde kluckhohn, did a book, navaho witchcraft boston. Navaho witchcraft, which he himself regarded as something pro. Leighton have tried, as social scientists, to show the navaho points of view, and then show how the army, the missionary, the trader, the indian bureau, the white rancher or farmer surrounded the navaho with new standards of ethical judgment. He gathered his information in the 1940s by picking up navajo hitchhikers and broaching the subject in an offhand, joking sort of way. The sorcery way during ceremonies, the victims have their personal objects or body parts, such as hair, buried.
Southwest book southwest history publisher harvard. In his navaho witchcraft 1944, perhaps one of his finest works, kluckhohn. The navajo speak an apachean language which is classified in the athabaskan family. He was in almost continuous contact with the navaho indians beginning in 1923. Among the sample, 76 people were men, 71 individuals were over fifty years old. Dragon book of essex andrew chumbley xoanon le 1808 occult grimoire witchcraft. The best book on the subject of navajo witchcraft including skinwalkers is navaho witchcraft by clyde kluckhohn. Leighton have tried, as social scientists, to show the navaho points of view, and then show how the army, the missionary, the trader, the indian bureau, the white rancher or farmer surrounded the navaho with new standards of. Peabody museum of archaeology and ethnology, harvard university, 1944. Leighton 1992, paperback, revised at the best online prices at ebay. The navaho 1946 edition by clyde kluckhohn and dorothea leighton published by harvard university press, cambridge, 1946 hardback, 1946, fourth printing, 1951, 258 pages, 20 plates, 12 figures, maps on inner covers. In 1942 he became an expert consultant to the united states office of indian affairs. As the main research source, 93 informants were interviewed by kluckhohn. Navajo is the this is an ethnography of clyde kluckhohn of witchcraft of navaho.
Black cloth spine with patterned paper over boards, blind embossed decoration of front cover. The witchery way during their rituals, navajo practitioners of witchcraft focus on corpses. The concrete data form, actually, a second book, aimed more particularly at. In american indian myths and legends, selected and edited by richard erdoes and alfonso ortiz new york. This collaboration between an anthropologist and a medicpsychiatrist has been a fortunate one.
The cover has a tear at top right edge and a small crease at bottom right. Cq press your definitive resource for politics, policy and people. In his 1944 book navajo witchcraft, anthropologist clyde kluckhohn lists the four ways of the navajo witch as follows. That witchcraft had been a traditional part of navajo society is thoroughly documented in noted anthropologist clyde kluckhohns monograph, navajo witchcraft. Clyde kluckhohn 19051960 was professor of anthropology at harvard university and curator of southwestern american ethnology at harvards peabody museum. In fact, navajo witchcraft, is simply another aspect or set of. Its exceptional and i was given not one but two copies as gifts from a navajo family to help further my education on the subject. Toelkens larger work on the navajo coyote is still in preparation. It is likely that the study of values, on which kluckhohns interest centered during his later years, will stand as his most important contribution to his science. First published in 1944, clyde kluckhohns navajo witchcraft offers a comprehensive analysis of witchcraft tradition in navajo culture. An excellent person, he wisely recognized his own limitations and those of his book.
January 11, 1905, le mars, iowa july 28, 1960, near santa fe, new mexico, was an american anthropologist and social theorist, best known for his longterm ethnographic work among the navajo and his contributions to the development of theory of culture within american anthropology. The skinwalker, while most commonly male, may be of either gender some are even transvestites. Navaho witchcraft by clyde kluckhohn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The wizardry way foreign objects like poison or cursed darts are injected into the victim. Survey of the navajo people, second most populous of all native american peoples in the united states, with some 300,000 individuals in the early 21st century, most of them living in new mexico, arizona, and utah. As mentioned earlier, the skinwalker is a type of shapeshifting witch that uses enchanted animal hides to initiate a transformation into any animal that they desire, but the most common animal forms taken by the skinwalker are those of a wolf, a coyote, a fox, a dog, a. The navaho by clyde kluckhohn, 9780674606036, available at book. Navaho witchcraft by clyde kluckhohn, paperback barnes.
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