Kuksu religion
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Kuksu religion is a traditional Native Californian ceremonial and spiritual system centered on elaborate dances, secret societies, and world-renewal rituals practiced by several Indigenous groups, including the Northern Sierra Miwok.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuksu religious system | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American religion
ⓘ
ceremonial system ⓘ religion ⓘ world-renewal cult ⓘ |
| associatedWithStructure |
ceremonial roundhouse
ⓘ
dance house ⓘ |
| documentedBy | anthropologists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Central California
ⓘ
Northern California ⓘ |
| hasCorePractice |
elaborate ceremonial dances
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ initiation ceremonies ⓘ masked performances ⓘ seasonal ceremonies ⓘ shamanic practices ⓘ world-renewal rituals ⓘ |
| hasDeityOrSpirit |
Kuksu spirit-being
ⓘ
culture-hero figures ⓘ various nature spirits ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
esoteric ritual knowledge
ⓘ
gender-restricted participation in some rites ⓘ ritual impersonation of spirits ⓘ secret societies ⓘ use of dance houses ⓘ use of sacred regalia ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
ensuring abundance of game and acorns
ⓘ
healing of individuals and community ⓘ restoration of balance and harmony ⓘ world renewal ⓘ |
| influencedBy | indigenous cosmologies of central California ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Maidu people
ⓘ
surface form:
Maidu
Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ Patwin ⓘ Pomo people ⓘ
surface form:
Pomo
Wintu people ⓘ
surface form:
Wintun
|
| religiousTraditionOf |
Maidu people
ⓘ
surface form:
Maidu peoples
Native Californians ⓘ Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ Patwin peoples ⓘ Pomo people ⓘ
surface form:
Pomo peoples
Wintu people ⓘ
surface form:
Wintun peoples
other central California tribes ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialist |
dance leaders
ⓘ
members of secret societies ⓘ shamans ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ pre-contact era ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kuksu religious system