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1. Introduction. Wohpekemeu's Legacy. Ethnographic Background. Toward An Interpretation Of Yurok Music. Overview Of The Chapters To Follow -- Pt. 1. Aboriginal Religion. 2. Secularization In The Period Since 1850. The End Of Indian Time. A Brush Dance In Hoopa Valley. The Devastation Of Indian Cultures In Northwestern California. Transformations. Adaptability And Survival. 3. The Sacred Landscape. Sacred Places. Heroic Beings. Monsters And Creek Devils. Animals. Plants And Herbs. The Wo'gey And Human Beings. 4. The Sweathouse And The High Country. Aristocracy And Wealth. Sex And Contamination. Sweathouse Customs. The Sources Of Sregon Jim's Family Wealth. Indian Sucking Doctors And The Acquisition Of Shamanistic Power -- Pt. 2. Ceremonial Singing. 5. Rituals To Repair The World. World Renewal. The Deerskin Dance. The War Dance And The Boat Dance. The Jump Dance. 6. Rituals To Help Human Beings. The Brush Dance. The Kick Dance Or Doctor-making Dance. The Flower Dance -- Pt. 3. Individual Use Of Songs And Formulas. 7. Making Medicine. On Formulas. Elements Of A Medicine Ritual. The Style And Structure Of A Spoken Formula. Interpretation Of Selected Texts. 8. Medicine Songs And Formul

Author

Barbera

Publisher

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780198148975

Subjects

Music, History, Sociology