from: University of Utah Press
Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 299.784
EAN num: 9780874806670
ISBN number: 0874806674
Label: University of Utah Press
Manufacturer: University of Utah Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 200
Printing Date: 2000-08
Publishing house: University of Utah Press
Sale Popularity Level: 1028274
Studio: University of Utah Press
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According to the Pueblo Indians the spirits of he dead return to this world as Kachinas, where they take on cloud form-become 'cloud people'-and bring the life-giving rains. These rain deities stand at the center of Pueblo religious experience. Without their intervention the crops will not grow, the cisterns will not be filled, the rivers will not flow, the people will not survive. In Kachinas in the Pueblo World, fourteen scholars examine the role of kachinas in the cultures of the Rio Grand, Zuni, and Hopi pueblos. They examine the origins of the kachina cult, trace the figure of the kachina to a Mesoamerican original, and look at the fortunes of the rain deities after the Spanish and subsequent Anglo conquests of the Pueblo homeland. In addition they discuss the transition of the kachina doll form religious to art object, and consider the role of the kachina in allowing elements of Puebloan belief to endure in the modern world. Forty-one colour plates boldly illustrate the many manifestations of kachinas in the Pueblo world.
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... The author/editor has compiled a very scholarly work on the Hopi and the place of the kachina in their life and spirituality. Each contributor has done extensive research in his/her field of expertise. If there is a negative side to the book, I would say it is TOO SCHOLARLY for the average reader. It is not a book which one should consider for pure enjoyment and 'light' reading. It reads much more like a graduate text book ... for which many of these articles were intended. If you are looking for indepth material, this is the book for you. If you like to relax and curl up with an 'enjoyable read' ... you won't find it here.
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