Notes on the Cosmogony and Theogony of the Mohave Indians of the Rio Colorado, Arizona

Description:

Medicine men have control over tribal members, who do as they say in times of the sickness of a relative. Medicine men have supernatural gifts for healing. They can cure whooping cough and snake bites. Dreaming of dead friends 5-6 times is a sign of impending death. Excerpts only.

People:

Apache, Hualapai, Mohave, Pueblo, San Carlos Apache, Ute

Location Description:

Arizona AZ; California CA; Colorado CO; Missouri MO; Nevada NV

Protocol:

UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access

Community:

UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center

Category:

Death, Diseases, Tribal Actions

Original Date:

1889

Creator:

Bourke, J.G.

Language:

English

Rights:

This item is in the Public Domain

Source:

Bourke, JG. Notes on the cosmogony and theogony of the Mohave Indians of the Rio Colorado, Arizona. The Journal of American Folklore 1889;2(6):169-89.

Identifier:

9900248

Subject:

Communicable Diseases, Cultural Characteristics, Shamanism, Thanatology, Witchcraft

Type:

Monograph