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1st draft The Religion of the North American Indians (Abstract)

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 5 page(s)

Five typewritten pages contain a partial manuscript with information on the puberty rituals of tribes of the British Columbian Plateau. It includes a cover page for an abstract of "The Religion of the North American Indians."

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Amerind Religion

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 note on religion of the North American Indians is an outline discussing religion and the Indian and has information on common elements of visions. At the bottom of the second page, inverted, is a quote attributed to Boas regarding "the light shed upon the fundamental values of...

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Amerind Religion

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 note on religion of the North American Indians has information on: religion as a cultural trait, "learned" values, and participation.

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Apache

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 12. Notes) (1926) , 1 page(s)

Date: Unknown. Typewritten field notes about Apache, scalp dance, adultery and the punishments for committing adultery, the joking relationship, siblings.

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The Bears killed for their Father

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 1. The Bears Killed for Their Father (TS)) (1937) , 45 page(s)

This 45-page typewritten document is titled, "The Bears killed for their Father" and has a typewritten note at the top, "Zuni. Flora's father." There are editorial comments and corrections throughout.

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Chap. II. The Vision: The Common Element in the Religion of the North American Indians

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 5. Religion of the North American Indians. Chapter 2 (TS)) , 43 page(s)

This 43-page typewritten document is titled, "Chap. II. The Vision: The Comment Element in the Religion of the North American Indians" and is about visions and vision quests of North American Indian men. There is handwritten editorial commentary and corrections throughout.

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Chap. III. The Diversity of Cultural Life among the North American Indians

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 6. Religion of the North American Indians. Chapter 3 (TS)) , 21 page(s)

This 22-page, typewritten manuscript, headed "Chap. III" contains three subchapters: "The Diversity of Cultural Life among the North American Indians" which uses the otherwise diverse cultures of American tribes to highlight the universality of religious visions; "The Plateau of British Columbia and its Puberty Ce...

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Chap. V. The Religion of the Plains Indians. The Personal Experience.

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 7. Religion of the North American Indians. Chapter 5 (TS)) , 86 page(s)

This 86-page typewritten document is titled "Chap. V. The Religion of the Plains Indians. The Personal Experience." and describes the Plains Indians and their culture, including geographical location and religious beliefs and practices.

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Collection of partial typewritten field notes on various myths and legends

in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 10. Scalp Dance (TS, fragment)) (1937) , 40 page(s)

This document collection is 40 pages of typewritten partial notes with handwritten editorial notes and corrections. A majority of the fragments are titled "Scalp dance" in the upper right of the page.

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A Company of People, Seated on a Rotten Branch Over an Abyss, Listening to an Orator

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) , 2 page(s)

A black-and-white print of a drawing is labeled Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and captioned, "A company of people, seated on a rotten branch over an abyss, listening to an orator (the proverbs). In it, a group of men, women and children in robes are seated on a large, leafless branch. The orator figur...

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