Book
The Hopi ritual clown: life as it should not be
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1973 • Pages:
By: Hieb, Louis A..
Abstract
In this source the ritual clowns of the Hopi of northeastern Arizona are analyzed. The seven types of clowns and their antics are described in detail. The role of the clowns and clowning during Kachina ceremonies (especially dances), and the relation of the clown to the Kachinas, are also treated. More generally, ritual clowning is placed in the context of Hopi ethics as the author details how the clowns engage in and are punished for foolish antics. The clowns thus play the role of humorous ethicists. Also included in the piece is a theoretical discussion of humor and clowns. A brief historical sketch of the Hopi and the Hopi ritual calendar serve as background to the treatment of ritual clowning. The source concludes with a general discussion of humor and joking relationships.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Christopher Latham ; 1988
- Field Date
- summer of 1969, June 1970-July 1971
- Coverage Date
- 1969-1971
- Coverage Place
- Hopi Reservation, northeastern Arizona, United States
- Notes
- Louis Albert Hieb
- Information on the clowns is indexed for Humor (522). Information on Kachina dances and masks can be found in Categories 535 and 532, respectively.
- UM 72-24, 681
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-266)
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton, 1972
- LCSH
- Hopi Indians