Jesus, Peyote, and the holy people: Alcohol abuse and the ethos of power in Navajo healing

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 521-542

  Garrity, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Ethos of power; Navajo; Religious movements; Ritual healing

Indexed keywords

MESCALINE;

ALCOHOLISM; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOLISM; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRISTIANITY; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALING; MESCALINE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SHAMANISM; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034572805     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2000.14.4.521     Document Type: Article

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