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Hopi Indian Altar Iconography (Paperback)
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Hopi Indian Altar Iconography (Paperback)
Series: Iconography of Religions / Iconography of Religions, North America, 5
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This study focuses on the altars of the major annual Hopi
ceremonials which display ritual objects, the possession and use of
which give religious and secular power. With the importance of such
objects in mind, an iconographic study of Hopi religion is
particularly illuminating. This study aims to demonstrate how to
view Hopi altars and is supplemented by a theory of the mechanics
of efficacy in the Hopi altar context.
The text provides a general introduction to Hopi religious practice
and distinguishes three levels of information: 1) the calendrical
and ritual contexts of Hopi altars, 2) the functions of these
altars within those contexts, and 3) the iconography and iconology
of the altars, understood here in a literal sense as the study of
the forms and structures of the altars on the one hand and the
study of the implicit and explicit symbology of the altars on the
other.
The book provides keys to understanding through exemplification and
typology, and is meant to be of particular use to museums and
research libraries.
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