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Hopi world view

Handbook of North American Indians. Southwest9Published In 1979 • Pages: 577-580

By: Hieb, Louis A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This brief article attempts to describe the Hopi world view -- a theological rather than a sociological concept -- in terms of their ideas about nature, the self, and society. The author discusses the Hopi bipartite universe and the elaborate system of correspondence dealing with the basic space-time-color-number paradigm which finds expression in Hopi ceremonialism. the concluding section of the work deals with the reciprocity of the Hopi with the spirit world, activated through various forms of prayer offerings.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
General character of religion
Eschatology
Spirits and gods
Cosmology
Ethnogeography
Garment care
Prayers and sacrifices
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Hopi
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1988
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Hopi pueblos, First, Second, and Third Mesas, northeastern Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Louis A. Hieb
Bibliographical references in 37: Brew, pp. 625-678
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77017162
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hopi Indians