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Subject(s)

• Pueblo Indians—Religion [Browse]
• Kachina dolls [Browse]
• Kachinas—History [Browse]
• Pueblo Indians—Rites and ceremonies [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Summary note

A series of meditations from the renowned gardening writer on her backyard desert Southwest garden offers readers sixteen essays on nature, wildlife, and the meaning of life. By the author of A Sense of Place.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-217) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Introduction. The concept of Katsina
• Modern Katsina symbolism and meaning
• The archaeology of the Katsina cult
• The Katsina cult hypothesis
• Previous documentation and research. Documented history
• Past studies
• Distribution of prehistoric Katsina mask iconography. Middle Rio Grande Valley
• Upper Rio Grande Valley
• Upper Little Colorado River (Zuni) area
• Mogollon Rim
• Middle Little Colorado River Valley
• Verde Valley and San Francisco peaks
• The Hopi mesas
• Summary
• Characteristics and associations of the Katsina cult. Artifactual associations
• Architectural associations
• Other characteristics and associations
• Origin and age of the Katsina culture. Four attributes associated with cult origins
• Archaeological patterns related to the cult. Synthesis and structure of the Katsina cult in prehistoric Pueblo culture : consideration of the hypothesis. Structure of the Katsina cult in prehistoric Pueblo culture
• A case study : the Homol'ovi site group. The model
• The Homol'ovi research program
• Conclusions ; bibliography ; index.

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ISBN

• 0816535655 (paperback)
• 9780816535651 (paperback)

OCLC

1001376270

RCP

H - S

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