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Transformation -- Exits
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 an unlined note card titled "Transformation -- Exits," discussing a myth of the Zuni Indians. A citation is given for "A Zuñi Folk-Tale of the Underworld," Frank Hamilton Cushing, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, p. 51. In this story, twin gods go to the underworld to rescue the newly-de...
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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 an unlined note card titled "Transformation -- Exits," discussing a myth of the Zuni Indians. A citation is given for "A Zuñi Folk-Tale of the Underworld," Frank Hamilton Cushing, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, p. 51. In this story, twin gods go to the underworld to rescue the newly-dead after hearing their cries. The dead believe that they cannot eat food for fear that it will kill them permanently. Consequently they...
Handwritten notes on an unlined note card titled "Transformation -- Exits," discussing a myth of the Zuni Indians. A citation is given for "A Zuñi Folk-Tale of the Underworld," Frank Hamilton Cushing, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, p. 51. In this story, twin gods go to the underworld to rescue the newly-dead after hearing their cries. The dead believe that they cannot eat food for fear that it will kill them permanently. Consequently they are very weak. The gods show them how to eat and bring them back to the world of the living. Undated.
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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
Afterlife, Zuni
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Translated Woman (Revised): Crossing the Border With Esperanza's Story
written by Ruth Behar (Boston, MA: Beacon Press), 401 page(s)
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written by Ruth Behar (Boston, MA: Beacon Press), 401 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Author / Creator
Ruth Behar
Publisher
Beacon Press
Person Discussed
Esperanza Hernandez
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Anthropology, Gender roles, Marriage, Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Reproduced by permission of Beacon Press.
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Transport
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 1: Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Folder 2: Economy Part III: Work and wealth of the Trobriands) (London, England) (1918) , 2 page(s)
Aan undated, two-page, hand-written note contains a brief entry on ancestral spirits of the Trobriand Islanders, at the top of a mostly crossed-out page numbered 38; and the beginnings of a chapter outline headed "Transport," in support of a draft of "Argonauts of the Western Pacific."
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 1: Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Folder 2: Economy Part III: Work and wealth of the Trobriands) (London, England) (1918) , 2 page(s)
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Aan undated, two-page, hand-written note contains a brief entry on ancestral spirits of the Trobriand Islanders, at the top of a mostly crossed-out page numbered 38; and the beginnings of a chapter outline headed "Transport," in support of a draft of "Argonauts of the Western Pacific."
Date Written / Recorded
1918
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Ghosts, Trobriand Islanders
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Material sourced from the Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski Collection, LSE Library. Used with Permission of the LSE Library and the Bronislaw Malinowski Estate.
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Treatment of Lunda Diseases
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 3: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, Second Trip, April 1953 - May 1954, p. 1253-1293: Lunda medicine and surgery: questionnaire, list of diseases and symptoms,treatment of diseases, mukanda, wubwang'u, spirit, prayer, curers, folktale,witchcraft, nkanga, sun) (10 November 1953) , 26 page(s)
Field note 1259-1283. Date: 10.11.53. Informant: Muchona. This field note consists of Lunda medicines, their treatments, general notes on witchcraft, divination, & incest.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 3: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia, Second Trip, April 1953 - May 1954, p. 1253-1293: Lunda medicine and surgery: questionnaire, list of diseases and symptoms,treatment of diseases, mukanda, wubwang'u, spirit, prayer, curers, folktale,witchcraft, nkanga, sun) (10 November 1953) , 26 page(s)
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Field note 1259-1283. Date: 10.11.53. Informant: Muchona. This field note consists of Lunda medicines, their treatments, general notes on witchcraft, divination, & incest.
Date Written / Recorded
10 November 1953, 1953
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Medications, Witches and witchcraft, Faith healing, Medical treatments and procedures, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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Tribal Animals II, Wild Cats
directed by Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001, in Tribal Animals II (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2003), 53 mins
Some animals have always fascinated mankind for their mystery and power. Elephants, crocodiles, snakes, apes, big cats and sharks are feared as enemies in some cultures and admired as super beings in others.
Whether part of our nightmares or greatest hopes, this fascination has pushed man to want to confront thes...
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directed by Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001, in Tribal Animals II (Paris, Ile-de-France: ZED (Film production), 2003), 53 mins
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Some animals have always fascinated mankind for their mystery and power. Elephants, crocodiles, snakes, apes, big cats and sharks are feared as enemies in some cultures and admired as super beings in others.
Whether part of our nightmares or greatest hopes, this fascination has pushed man to want to confront these great animals and has given birth to surprising legends and beliefs that still haunt us today.
Impressive rituals, ceremonies and co...
Some animals have always fascinated mankind for their mystery and power. Elephants, crocodiles, snakes, apes, big cats and sharks are feared as enemies in some cultures and admired as super beings in others.
Whether part of our nightmares or greatest hopes, this fascination has pushed man to want to confront these great animals and has given birth to surprising legends and beliefs that still haunt us today.
Impressive rituals, ceremonies and combat scenes are gathered into six incredible stories that explain the bond between tribal animals and human kind and why they are so present in our imaginations.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001, Allan Wenger
Author / Creator
Jérôme Segur, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
ZED (Film production)
Series
Tribal Animals II
Speaker / Narrator
Allan Wenger
Topic / Theme
Matis, Italian, Egyptian, Indian, Maasai, Philosophy, Guardian spirits, Tribal and national groups, Hunting, Wild cats, Ethnography, Italians, Egyptians, Indians (Asian)
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Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of ZED.
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Tribe, Season 1, Episode 6, Sanema
directed by Jonathan Clay, fl. 2001; presented by Bruce Parry, 1969-; produced by Jonathan Clay, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Tribe, Season 1, Episode 6 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2005), 52 mins
Former Royal Marine officer and expedition leader Bruce Parry, sheds the trappings of a western existence and lives alongside tribes, such as the forest people of central Gabon, adopting their methods and practices. Taking adventure into a whole new realm, Parry dares to go where other presenters fear to tread: hu...
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directed by Jonathan Clay, fl. 2001; presented by Bruce Parry, 1969-; produced by Jonathan Clay, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Tribe, Season 1, Episode 6 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2005), 52 mins
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Former Royal Marine officer and expedition leader Bruce Parry, sheds the trappings of a western existence and lives alongside tribes, such as the forest people of central Gabon, adopting their methods and practices. Taking adventure into a whole new realm, Parry dares to go where other presenters fear to tread: hunting, cooking and eating like a native and even trying the local recreational and ritualistic poisons. He also examines the way in whi...
Former Royal Marine officer and expedition leader Bruce Parry, sheds the trappings of a western existence and lives alongside tribes, such as the forest people of central Gabon, adopting their methods and practices. Taking adventure into a whole new realm, Parry dares to go where other presenters fear to tread: hunting, cooking and eating like a native and even trying the local recreational and ritualistic poisons. He also examines the way in which western influence is encroaching on these remote areas and asks whether this is a good thing.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Clay, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Jonathan Clay, fl. 2001, Bruce Parry, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Tribe
Topic / Theme
Shamanism, Spirituality, Yanomámi, Sanumá
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2021 BBC Worldwide
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Trickster
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 20. Indian Mythology, Ethics -- Notes) (1929) , 1 page(s)
A slip of paper headed 'Trickster' with an illegible word in apparent indigenous text contains outline notes written in black ink on the trickster figure in an unspecified culture. They mention ethical points, such as whether a sense of sin can attach to a supernatural being; and suggest that a certain philosophy...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 20. Indian Mythology, Ethics -- Notes) (1929) , 1 page(s)
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A slip of paper headed 'Trickster' with an illegible word in apparent indigenous text contains outline notes written in black ink on the trickster figure in an unspecified culture. They mention ethical points, such as whether a sense of sin can attach to a supernatural being; and suggest that a certain philosophy is 'a ransacking of cultural background and secondary associations.' A margin note seems to suggest an association with Emanuel Swedenb...
A slip of paper headed 'Trickster' with an illegible word in apparent indigenous text contains outline notes written in black ink on the trickster figure in an unspecified culture. They mention ethical points, such as whether a sense of sin can attach to a supernatural being; and suggest that a certain philosophy is 'a ransacking of cultural background and secondary associations.' A margin note seems to suggest an association with Emanuel Swedenborg. Upside down on the bottom is an ink stamp reading 'From the Papers of Ruth Benedict.'
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Deities, Morality, American Indians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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The Trobriand Islanders
directed by Harry A. Powell (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1952), 58 mins
During his field work in the region of Omarakana, H.A.Powell filmed various sequences from which the film is assembled. In spite of the technical handicaps under which he was operating — shooting with a single, fixed-focus lens, 16mm camera without tripod — the film is nevertheless useful as a teaching aid. Th...
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directed by Harry A. Powell (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1952), 58 mins
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During his field work in the region of Omarakana, H.A.Powell filmed various sequences from which the film is assembled. In spite of the technical handicaps under which he was operating — shooting with a single, fixed-focus lens, 16mm camera without tripod — the film is nevertheless useful as a teaching aid. The commentary concentrates on the ethnography of Trobriand life.
Date Written / Recorded
1951
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Harry A. Powell
Author / Creator
Harry A. Powell
Date Published / Released
1952
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Speaker / Narrator
Harry A. Powell
Topic / Theme
Papua New Guinean, Cultural views, Canoes and kayaks, Rural population, Agricultural conditions, Religious beliefs, Tribal and national groups, Ethnography, Papua New Guineans
Copyright Message
Copyright 1952. Used by permission of Royal Anthropological Institute. All rights reserved.
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Trobriands: Notes on Fishing and Partial Manuscript on Baloma
in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 1: Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Folder 18: [Notes]) (London, England) (1932) , 4 page(s)
A brown folder labeled 'Trobriands' contains two pages of handwritten notes, many crossed out, on fishing and related activities. They are accompanied by apparent manuscript line numbers and the notation, 'Culled 1.4.32;' as well as a handwritten manuscript draft page concerning the role of ancestral spirits in th...
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in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 1: Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Folder 18: [Notes]) (London, England) (1932) , 4 page(s)
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A brown folder labeled 'Trobriands' contains two pages of handwritten notes, many crossed out, on fishing and related activities. They are accompanied by apparent manuscript line numbers and the notation, 'Culled 1.4.32;' as well as a handwritten manuscript draft page concerning the role of ancestral spirits in the Trobriand Islanders' harvest festival.
Date Written / Recorded
1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Author / Creator
Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Topic / Theme
Guardian spirits, Artisanal fishing, Trobriand Islanders
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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Tukuka at Mombailunga
in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 2: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia 1950 -1952 (continued), p. 468-478: Tukuka Exorcism Ceremony: given to sick when other cures fail) (15 October 1950) , 6 page(s)
Field note 474-477. Date Mid-October. Field note describing temporary huts for the sick, the Tukuka ceremony and curing procedures for illness.
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in The Papers of Victor Witter Turner, of Private Collection (Box 2: Papers of Victor Witter Turner Field Notes made by Victor and Edith Turner on a Research Trip among the Ndembu, Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia 1950 -1952 (continued), p. 468-478: Tukuka Exorcism Ceremony: given to sick when other cures fail) (15 October 1950) , 6 page(s)
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Field note 474-477. Date Mid-October. Field note describing temporary huts for the sick, the Tukuka ceremony and curing procedures for illness.
Date Written / Recorded
15 October 1950, 1950
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Author / Creator
Victor Turner, 1920-1983
Topic / Theme
Exorcisms, Faith healing, Lunda
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 by Edith Turner
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