essay
Hopewell archaeology and American ethnology
hopewell archaeology : the chillicothe conference • Kent, Ohio • Published In 1979 • Pages: 254-257
By: Callender, Charles.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Callender believes the Shawnee may be the descendents of the Ohio Hopewell and the Miami and Illinois may be the descendents of the Illinois Hopewell. He looks to them for ethnographic analogies to the Hopewell and provides a survey of religious practices. He concludes the burial patterns indicate clan groups and not classes. He also thinks it would be unwise to assume Hopewell religion was centered on death. Callender also discusses the difference and similarities between the Shawnee and the Illinois and Miami. At contact the most important ritual foci was warfare for these groups. The Hopewell, however, show little evidence of warfare. Other practices show more continuity, such as the Midewewin and Calument Dance. Callender suggests ethnographic analogy should be sought by comparing the belief systems 'or on techniques… by which individuals brought themselves into relation with the supernatural.' (page 257).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Comparative evidence
- Historical reconstruction
- Burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Hopewell
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2004
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2003
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Middle Woodland and the ethnographic present
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Illinois, Ohio; United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Charles Callender
- For bibliographical references see document 11: Brose and Greber
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 79088607
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hopewell culture