Book

The traditions of the Hopi

Field Columbian Museum ; [Kraus Reprint] • Chicago • Published In 1973 • Pages: vii, 319

By: Voth, Henry R..

Abstract
Heinrich Voth, the Mennonite missionary who spent almost 10 years among the Hopi and who spoke the Hopi language fluently, compiled this collection of myths, historical traditions, and stories. Most of the tales were collected at Oraibi although there are some from Shipaulovi, and a few from Mishongnovi. Since Voth gives no commentary, there is no indication how the Hopi classified these tales. Following the complete texts, Voth gives abstracts of each tale. In footnotes, Voth gives the name and village of each story-teller.
Subjects
Literary texts
Mythology
Traditional history
Literature
Informants
culture
Hopi
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Missionary
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; 1975
Field Date
1893-1902
Coverage Date
ca.1893-1902
Coverage Place
Oraibi, Shipaulovi, Mishongnoui Pueblos, northeastern Arizona, United States
Notes
by H. R. Voth
Cross-references have been made for Mythology (773), Traditional History (173) historical traditions, and Literature (538) fiction indicating to researcher the pages on which pertinent material will be found. Story texts and abstracts have been indexed for Literary Texts (539) only. Informants (115) is used for name and village of each story teller. A glossary of native terms has been compiled and will be found in Glossary (104).
LCCN
05033519
LCSH
Hopi Indians