essay
Male and female in Hopi thought and action
sexual stratification • New York • Published In 1977 • Pages: 245-269
By: Schlegel, Alice.
Abstract
This paper examines some of the assumptions that have been made regarding female reproduction, separation of the sexes, and the position of women in Hopi society (p. 245). The document discusses "…the separation of activity between the domestic organization of the lineage and household under the control of a female head, and the religious and political organization of the village, under the control of male community leaders" (p. 246). Also described in the text is the position of the clan midway between household and community, in which authority is shared between a brother and sister pair, the concept of sexual interdependence between males and females, and principles of maleness and femaleness in Hopi ideology.
- 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
- late nineteenth - early twentieth centuries
- Coverage Place
- Hopi pueblos, Third Mesa, northeastern Arizona, United States
- Notes
- Alice Schlegel
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 269)
- LCCN
- 77002742
- LCSH
- Hopi Indians