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Pueblo and mission : cultural roots of the Southwest

Title
Pueblo and mission : cultural roots of the Southwest / by Susan Lamb ; photographs by Chuck Place.
Author
Lamb, Susan, 1951-
Publication
Flagstaff, Az. : Northland Pub., ©1997.

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Description
viii, 149 pages : color illustrations, color map; 23 x 27 cm
Summary
A journey through the intersection of indigenous and European cultures in the American Southwest, with a primary focus on Hopi, Navajo, and Spanish colonial reactions to nature, runs through a maze of visual and textual references presented in the order of the seasons, from winter to autumn.
Subject
  • Indians of North America > Southwest, New > History
  • Indians of North America > Southwest, New > Social life and customs
  • Indian calendar > Southwest, New
  • Seasons > Southwest, New
  • Indian calendar
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America > Social life and customs
  • Manners and customs
  • Seasons
  • Geschichte
  • Mission
  • Pueblokultur
  • Puebloindianer
  • Southwest, New > Social life and customs
  • New Southwest
  • USA > Südweststaaten
  • Puebloindianer
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-144) and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Olla Podrida -- The people -- La venida (The arrival) -- Rebellion -- Arizona: the northern edge of Sonora -- Aftermath -- Olla Podrida -- Winter -- Between earth and sky: landforms -- Awaiting the solstice -- Homes -- The winter solstice -- Sacred spaces -- Iconography -- Spring -- Emerging from darkness -- The four directions -- The blessing of water -- Property -- Shrines and pilgrimages -- Rebirth -- Summer -- Wild flora -- Corn and the solstice monsoon -- The Southwest triad -- Coming of age -- Running -- Awaiting the harvest -- Music -- Autumn -- Harvest -- The autumnal equinox -- Animals -- Pottery -- Trade -- Weaving -- Baskets -- Healing -- Stories -- Conclusion: The legacy -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Source Notes -- Index.
ISBN
  • 0873586522
  • 9780873586528
  • 0873586530
  • 9780873586535
LCCN
96039593
OCLC
  • ocm35910370
  • 35910370
  • SCSB-380352
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library