Harold Blau
Biographic Data
| ID | 160848 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harold Blau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harold |
| FAMILY NAME | Blau |
| SIGNATURE | BLAU H |
| AFFILIATIONS | City College of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Folklore
Function and the False Faces
Historical Factors in Onondaga Iroquois Cultural Stability
It has been noted that cultural stability among several American Indian tribes is most remarkable considering the length of contact with invading European culture. William N. Fenton and John Witthoft, among other anthropologists, have noted the stability of Iroquois culture notwithstanding three centuries of intercultural contact. They have stated that although acculturation studies have abundantly documented change in several tribal cultures, it…
The Iroquois White Dog Sacrifice
Dream Guessing
While engaged in field work at the Onondaga Reservation near Syracuse, New York, I became interested in re-evaluating the Iroquois Dream Guessing Rite with respect to similar practices of the Huron. A friend and informant stated quite candidly, aya+a, is what Midwinter Rites are all about! The Dream Guessing Ceremony is contained within the concept of Hodinowh aya+a. His statement brought to mind Jesuit descriptions of the Feast of Dreams, where …
Function and the False Faces
Dream Guessing
While engaged in field work at the Onondaga Reservation near Syracuse, New York, I became interested in re-evaluating the Iroquois Dream Guessing Rite with respect to similar practices of the Huron. A friend and informant stated quite candidly, aya+a, is what Midwinter Rites are all about! The Dream Guessing Ceremony is contained within the concept of Hodinowh aya+a. His statement brought to mind Jesuit descriptions of the Feast of Dreams, where …
Dream Guessing
While engaged in field work at the Onondaga Reservation near Syracuse, New York, I became interested in re-evaluating the Iroquois Dream Guessing Rite with respect to similar practices of the Huron. A friend and informant stated quite candidly, aya+a, is what Midwinter Rites are all about! The Dream Guessing Ceremony is contained within the concept of Hodinowh aya+a. His statement brought to mind Jesuit descriptions of the Feast of Dreams, where …
The Iroquois White Dog Sacrifice
Historical Factors in Onondaga Iroquois Cultural Stability
It has been noted that cultural stability among several American Indian tribes is most remarkable considering the length of contact with invading European culture. William N. Fenton and John Witthoft, among other anthropologists, have noted the stability of Iroquois culture notwithstanding three centuries of intercultural contact. They have stated that although acculturation studies have abundantly documented change in several tribal cultures, it…
Function and the False Faces
Folklore
History (4 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Genealogy (2 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (2 works) · History (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (1 works)