Research Catalog

Title

The origin and development of the Pueblo Katsina cult / E. Charles Adams.

Author

Adams, E. Charles

Publication

• Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2017.
• ©1991

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Description

xvi, 235 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

Summary

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.

Subject

• Kachina dolls
• Kachinas > History
• Pueblo Indians > Religion
• Pueblo Indians > Rites and ceremonies

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

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

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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 -- Summary -- 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 -- Summary -- A case study : the Homol'ovi site group. The model -- The Homol'ovi research program -- Summary -- Conclusions ; bibliography ; index.

ISBN

• 0816535655
• 9780816535651

OCLC

1001376270

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library