Hopi Tales of Destruction
Author | : Ekkehart Malotki |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780803282834 |
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"The tales concern such villages as Sikyatki, Hisatsongoopavi, and Awat'ovi, which were destroyed by war, fire, earthquake, or internal strife. Though abandoned for centuries, they live in memory, reminders of ancient tragedies and enmities that changed the Hopis forever. Related by storytellers from Second and Third Mesa, these tales vividly describe village destruction and show how much human evils such as witchcraft, hubris, corruption and betrayal of fundamental values can precipitate social disintegration and chaos."--BOOK JACKET.