Hopi Katsina Songs

by Emory Sekaquaptewa, Dorothy K. Washburn, Kenneth C. Hill

Book Overview

Emory Sekaquaptewa dedicated most of his life to promoting Hopi literacy and creating written materials to strengthen the language and lifeway of his people. He understood how intimately cultural ideas are embedded in language, and by transcribing and translating early recordings of katsina songs he helped strengthen the continuity of Hopi religious thought and cultural practices. Sekaquaptewa believed that the advice contained in the katsina songs,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803262884
• ISBN13: 9780803262881
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"