| The Fourth World of the Hopis: The Epic Story of the Hopi Indians as Preserved in Their Legends and Traditions Contributor(s): Courlander, Harold (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826310117 ISBN-13: 9780826310118 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1987 Annotation: Here the noted folklorist brings together traditional accounts of epic events and adventures in the life of Hopi clans and villages, from legendary to historical times. The setting of these various adventures and events is not the Southwest as we know it today, but a vast and largely unpeopled wilderness in which clans and families wandered in search of a final living place, and in search if their collective identity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | Native American |
| Dewey: 398.208 |
| LCCN: 87019197 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.03" W x 9.05" (0.76 lbs) 239 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Arizona - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here the noted folklorist brings together traditional accounts of epic events and adventures in the life of Hopi clans and villages, from legendary to historical times. The setting of these various adventures and events is not the Southwest as we know it today, but a vast and largely unpeopled wilderness in which clans and families wandered in search of a final living place, and in search of their collective identity. Notes, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary enhance the reader's appreciation of the text. |
Contributor Bio(s): Courlander, Harold: - Harold Courlander (1908-1996) was the author of The Fourth World of the Hopi, also available from UNM Press, and many other books. |