The Hopi Way: An Odyssey - Softcover

Boissiere, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865340552 ISBN 13: 9780865340558

Verlag: Sunstone Press, 1985

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From first-hand experience, the author tells of daily life among the Hopi Indians in Northern Arizona--their beliefs, rituals and Catcina (Kachina) ceremonies. The interaction and conflict between the Anglo and Indian cultures are presented from the viewpoint of the Hopi family.

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Robert Boissiere, born in Paris, France, came to the United States after World War II. A member of the French army, he was imprisoned in a Nazi prison camp from which he managed to escape and join a group of Basques in the Pyrenees. After moving to California, Boissiere found himself on an artistic and spiritual pilgrimage to the Hopi villages. There he was adopted by a Hopi family and became a participant in their cultural life. "The Hopi Way" is based on his experiences living as a Hopi. He is also the author of "Po Pai Mo," also from Sunstone Press.

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The Hopi Way, An Odyssey, is the story of daily life among the Hopi Indians--beliefs, rituals and Catcina ceremonies. The interaction and conflict between white and Indian cultures are presented from the viewpoint of the Hopi family.

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• Verlag: Sunstone Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1985
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0865340552
• ISBN 13: 9780865340558
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 92
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