Book
The origin and development of the Pueblo Katsina cult
University of Arizona Press • Tucson • Published In 1991 • Pages:
By: Adams, E. Charles.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Adams writes, "This book is a study of the concept of katsina and the Pueblo religion that has developed around this concept. … The focus of this book is more properly on defining what makes katsinas unique, why this concept was developed, and what adaptive value it had for prehistoric Pueblo culture." (page 3). After discussing its development, Adams uses the research done at Homol'ovi to show how the katsina cult allow aggregate villages to stabilize, allowed village continuity and expansion, and helped to integrate the divergent populations. Homol'ovi also had evidence of specialization in cotton production and probably other riparian resources and trade, especially to the Hopi Mesas. "Distribution of cult iconography in public media, such as rock art and ceramics, indicated the cult was used by the leadership in involving all segments of the populace in the ceremonies. Such community integration [allowed] the leadership to organize community labor to make the land [more] productive." (page 202). Although Adams' book covers AD 600-1700, his main discussion centers on the time period of 800-400 BP (AD 1200-1600). Data concerning the time periods outside this block of time were not marked for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Congregations
- Spirits and gods
- Settlement patterns
- Sociocultural trends
- Community structure
- Social relationships and groups
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Late Anasazi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1984-1990
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 800-400 BP (AD 1200-1600)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Arizona and New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- E. Charles Adams
- this would be considered within the time range (AD 1275-1550)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-217) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90048047
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Pueblo Indians--Religion
- Kachina dolls
- Kachinas--History
- Pueblo Indians--Rites and ceremonies