Publication Date
5-31-1961
Abstract
The Sun Dance of the Plains appeared in Idaho late in the nineteenth century. Fort Hall Shoshone had borrowed this complex rite from kinsmen in Wyoming. In spite of its foreign origin and somewhat alien spirit, the Sun Dance was enthusiastically received and soon overshadowed all other ceremonies. It now constitutes the paramount expression of tribal religion.
Keywords
Shosone-Bannock, Sun Dance, Shamanism, Fort Hall Rite, Wyoming Shoshone
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Anthropology
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Anthropology
First Committee Member (Chair)
Willard Willams Hill
Second Committee Member
Eugene Alfred Hammel
Third Committee Member
Stanley Stewart Newman
Recommended Citation
Gerritsen, William W.. "The Sun Dance of the Shoshone-Bannock: A Study in Integration." (1961). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds/104