Western Apache Witchcraft

Western Apache Witchcraft
  • Author: Keith H. Basso
  • Publisher: University of Arizona Press
  • ISBN: 0816501424
  • Category: Social Science
  • Page: 75
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An ethnographic contribution describing the beliefs and ideas associated with witchcraft as shared "knowledge" that the Apaches have about their universe. Uncovers the types of interpersonal relationships with which witchcraft accusations are regularly associated and posits explanations for these associations.

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Western Apache Witchcraft
Language: en
Pages: 75

Western Apache Witchcraft

Authors: Keith H. Basso
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1969-05 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

An ethnographic contribution describing the beliefs and ideas associated with witchcraft as shared "knowledge" that the Apaches have about their universe. Uncovers the types of interpersonal relationships with which witchcraft accusations are regularly associated and posits explanations for these associations.
Western Apache Witchcraft
Language: en
Pages: 75

Western Apache Witchcraft

Authors: Keith H. Basso
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1969-05 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

An ethnographic contribution describing the beliefs and ideas associated with witchcraft as shared "knowledge" that the Apaches have about their universe. Uncovers the types of interpersonal relationships with which witchcraft accusations are regularly associated and posits explanations for these associations.
Western Apache Raiding and Warfare
Language: en
Pages: 330

Western Apache Raiding and Warfare

Authors: Keith H. Basso
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1971 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

This is a remarkable series of personal narrations from Western Apaches before and just after the various agencies and sub-agencies were established. It also includes extensive commentary on weapons and traditions, with Apache words and phrases translated and complete annotation.
Western Apache Material Culture
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Pages: 205

Western Apache Material Culture

Authors: Alan Ferg
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

This volume describes in detail two collections of Western Apache artifacts from east-central Arizona. The materials, belonging to the Arizona State Museum, range in age from the mid-1800's to the present and represent a thorough cross-section of tools, clothing, religious paraphernalia, and games.
Western Apache Language and Culture
Language: en
Pages: 195

Western Apache Language and Culture

Authors: Keith H. Basso
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-07-01 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Examines the importance of symbol in the Western Apache language, explaining how such elements as place names, metaphor, and the use of silence define Apache culture.