Mukat's People: The Cahuilla Indians of Southern California

From the Introduction by Lowell J. Bean:
An apparent dichotomy exists in scientific circles concerning the role of religion and belief systems and a similar dichotomy exists among anthropological theorists. Two assumptions seem to prevail: ritual and world view are more ecologically nonadaptive than adaptive; or ritual and world view are more ecologically adaptive than they are nonadaptive.

To examine the relevancy of the opposing theoretical views I will develop hypotheses concerning a part...