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A Beaked Quetzalcoatl: The Supreme God of Ancient Mexico
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) (1938, originally published 1938), 4 page(s)
Date: 11.6.38. Places: London, Mexico. A two-page clipping from The Illustrated London News, headlined "A 'Duck-Billed' Statue of Quetzalcoatl Found in Mexico," notes the discovery's importance to archaeology and includes a full-page photo of the sculpture. On the backs are a column on the Book of the Day and a ph...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) (1938, originally published 1938), 4 page(s)
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Date: 11.6.38. Places: London, Mexico. A two-page clipping from The Illustrated London News, headlined "A 'Duck-Billed' Statue of Quetzalcoatl Found in Mexico," notes the discovery's importance to archaeology and includes a full-page photo of the sculpture. On the backs are a column on the Book of the Day and a photo essay on the Spanish Civil War.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Periodical article
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Date Published / Released
1938-06-11, 1938
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Sculpture, Aztecs
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Bibliographical Notes on Hopi Myths and Others
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 6. Southwest Notes) (1923) , 8 page(s)
Eight note cards contain hand-written notes, many of them bibliographical references, on myth themes of the Hopi and possibly other tribes, such as the Apache. Topics include: small spirits or beings carried under the hair; Spider Clan; rainbow road; snake people; dancing Katcinas; Mishongnovi Pueblo; stars and ca...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 6. Southwest Notes) (1923) , 8 page(s)
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Eight note cards contain hand-written notes, many of them bibliographical references, on myth themes of the Hopi and possibly other tribes, such as the Apache. Topics include: small spirits or beings carried under the hair; Spider Clan; rainbow road; snake people; dancing Katcinas; Mishongnovi Pueblo; stars and cattle. Authors mentioned may be Curtis, Yane and Voth.
Date Written / Recorded
1923
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Clans, Guardian spirits, Apaches, Hopi
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Cosmology
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 3 page(s)
Typewritten notes on two lined note cards titled "Cosmology," re: indigenous beliefs about the spiritual world and deities. Discusses fears as embodied in myth, how cosmology influences world-view, and beliefs of Bella Coola. Page 2 [likely reverse of page 1] has handwritten notes with references to S. Nigeria. Ci...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 3 page(s)
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Typewritten notes on two lined note cards titled "Cosmology," re: indigenous beliefs about the spiritual world and deities. Discusses fears as embodied in myth, how cosmology influences world-view, and beliefs of Bella Coola. Page 2 [likely reverse of page 1] has handwritten notes with references to S. Nigeria. Citations included. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Deities, Bella Coola, Nigerians (Nigeria)
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Creation and History of the Whites During the Mythological Period
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 16. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 3 page(s)
Three duplicates of a single page of notes, with the same minor hand-editing added to each, discuss how the existence of Europeans is incorporated into Hopi creation myths. The first is noted as being a 'marplot incident' - one who frustrates or ruins a plan by meddling. It describes the creating of Spaniards, the...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 16. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 3 page(s)
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Three duplicates of a single page of notes, with the same minor hand-editing added to each, discuss how the existence of Europeans is incorporated into Hopi creation myths. The first is noted as being a 'marplot incident' - one who frustrates or ruins a plan by meddling. It describes the creating of Spaniards, their language and burros by Spider Woman, in the same way as she had heard the Hopi were created by Hard-Being-Woman-of-the-East. The sec...
Three duplicates of a single page of notes, with the same minor hand-editing added to each, discuss how the existence of Europeans is incorporated into Hopi creation myths. The first is noted as being a 'marplot incident' - one who frustrates or ruins a plan by meddling. It describes the creating of Spaniards, their language and burros by Spider Woman, in the same way as she had heard the Hopi were created by Hard-Being-Woman-of-the-East. The second describe a visit by Spaniards to Hard-Being-Woman, who destroys their guns and obtains a promise of goodwill toward the Hopi. A shorthand note refers to 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905, and sets their origin as the Oraibi Pueblo.
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Date Written / Recorded
1924
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Racial groupings, Creationism, Spanish, Hopi
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Death Practices
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 14. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 1 page(s)
A typed page headed 'Death Practices' contains two brief notes on a Hopi myth about death associated with the Shupaulavi Pueblo in Arizona. They deal with 'Head Washing After Death' and 'Idea of After Life,' with citations probably related to 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905. They mention a sorcerer, th...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 14. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 1 page(s)
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A typed page headed 'Death Practices' contains two brief notes on a Hopi myth about death associated with the Shupaulavi Pueblo in Arizona. They deal with 'Head Washing After Death' and 'Idea of After Life,' with citations probably related to 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905. They mention a sorcerer, the place of emergence and life after 'first death.' A brief additional hand-written note deals with a concept of resurrection after a br...
A typed page headed 'Death Practices' contains two brief notes on a Hopi myth about death associated with the Shupaulavi Pueblo in Arizona. They deal with 'Head Washing After Death' and 'Idea of After Life,' with citations probably related to 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905. They mention a sorcerer, the place of emergence and life after 'first death.' A brief additional hand-written note deals with a concept of resurrection after a brief time in a hole in the ground.
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Date Written / Recorded
1924
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Afterlife, Death, Hopi
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Dying God
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 1 page(s)
This very brief, handwritten, undated research note on an unlined note card, titled "Dying God," contains information about a myth of the Zuni Indians.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 1 page(s)
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This very brief, handwritten, undated research note on an unlined note card, titled "Dying God," contains information about a myth of the Zuni Indians.
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Deities, Zuni
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Guardian Spirit
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten notes on a lined note card titled "Guardian Spirit," myths of the Ute. Also noted: bird, Sun's son, platform, food, deserted, children. Undated.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten notes on a lined note card titled "Guardian Spirit," myths of the Ute. Also noted: bird, Sun's son, platform, food, deserted, children. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Guardian spirits, Ute
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Handwritten field notes: aid obtained in visions
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
In this undated, two-page, hand-written field note on religion of the North American Indians, the writer notes that any man setting on an important undertaking should seek aid obtained in a vision. Unnamed informants recount two such visions, one in which owls offer advice for prosperity, and one in which a sick d...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
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In this undated, two-page, hand-written field note on religion of the North American Indians, the writer notes that any man setting on an important undertaking should seek aid obtained in a vision. Unnamed informants recount two such visions, one in which owls offer advice for prosperity, and one in which a sick dog is rescued, turns into a man and offers advice for healing.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Visions, Religious beliefs, American Indians
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Handwritten field notes: dreams and visions
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
This undated, two-page, hand-written field note on religion of the North American Indians contains information on dreams and visions, archetypes, war and peace.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
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This undated, two-page, hand-written field note on religion of the North American Indians contains information on dreams and visions, archetypes, war and peace.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Visions, Religious beliefs, American Indians
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Handwritten field notes: encounter with skunk
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
In this undated, two-page, hand-written field note on religion of the North American Indians, an unnamed informant tells of encountering a skunk, being sprayed by the animal, killing a skunk and gaining the power to find lost things. The informant also tells of encountering a woman near the water and finding fish.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
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In this undated, two-page, hand-written field note on religion of the North American Indians, an unnamed informant tells of encountering a skunk, being sprayed by the animal, killing a skunk and gaining the power to find lost things. The informant also tells of encountering a woman near the water and finding fish.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, American Indians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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