essay

Hopi shamanism: a reappraisal

north american indian anthropology : essays on society and cultureNorman • Published In 1994 • Pages: 307-327

By: Levy, Jerrold E..

Abstract
In this paper Levy attempts two major goals "…first, to reevaluate the data relevant to the nature and extent of the differences in shamanistic beliefs and practices that existed between the Hopis and the various other Pueblo groups, and second, to explain them by presenting a historical reconstruction that proposes that Hopi shamanism developed independently of the Eastern Pueblos and that the Hopis rejected Keresan influencs that were accepted by Zunis and Tanoans" (p. 308).
Subjects
Comparative evidence
Clans
Theory of disease
Sorcery
Magical and mental therapy
Shamans and psychotherapists
Revelation and divination
Priesthood
culture
Hopi
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle: 1999
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Hopi pueblos, First, Second, and Third Mesas, northeastern Arizona, United States
Notes
Jerrold E. Levy
Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-327)
LCCN
94020618
LCSH
Hopi Indians