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Author Waters, Frank, 1902-1995.

Title Book of the Hopi / by Frank Waters ; drawings and source material recorded by Oswald White Bear Fredericks.

Imprint Harmondsworth, England ; New York : Penguin Books, 1977.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Special Collections Eucalyptus  299.7845 W316b 1977    ---  Lib Use Only
Description xiv, 345 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "Thirty elders of the ancient Hopi tribe of Northern Arizona ... reveal the Hopi worldview. They record their myths and legends, and the meaning of their religious rituals and ceremonies ..."--Publisher's description from back cover.
Contents Foreword by Fredrick H. Howell -- Introduction -- Part one. the myths: creation of the four worlds -- Part two. the legends: migrations of the clans -- Part three. the mystery plays: the ceremonial cycle -- Part four. the history: the lost white brother -- Hopi alphabet -- Glossary.
Subject Hopi Indians.
Hopi Indians -- History.
Hopi Indians. (OCoLC)fst00960099
Added Author Fredericks, Oswald White Bear.
ISBN 0140045279
9780140045277

 
    
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