Hopi Katsina songs / Emory Sekaquaptewa, Kenneth C. Hill, Dorothy K. Washburn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sekaquaptewa, Emory, author.

Hill, Kenneth C., author.

Washburn, Dorothy Koster, author.

Contributor:

University of Arizona. Hopi Dictionary Project.

Language:

Central American Indian (Other)

English

Subjects (All):

Songs, Hopi--Texts.

Songs, Hopi.

Hopi Indians--Music--History and criticism.

Hopi Indians.

Kachinas.

Hopi Indians--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English and Hopi.

Summary:

Emory Sekaquaptewa dedicated most of his life to promoting Hopi literacy and creating written materials to strengthen the language and lifeway of his people. He understood how intimately cultural ideas are embedded in language, and by transcribing and translating early recordings of katsina songs he helped strengthen the continuity of Hopi religious thought and cultural practices. Sekaquaptewa believed that the advice contained in the katsina songs, some of which were recorded over a century ago, could be used by future generations as guideposts for navigating contemporary life. Hopi Katsina Songs contains Hopi transcriptions, English translations, and detailed commentaries of 150 katsina songs, recorded throughout the twentieth century from all three Hopi mesas, as well as twenty-five recorded by Sekaquaptewa himself. To further continue the creative process of the Hopi legacy, Sekaquaptewa included song fragments with the hope that readers would remember the songs and complete them. These features make his collection an invaluable resource for preserving and teaching Hopi language and culture.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Untitled

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Songs Recorded by Natalie Curtis in 1903

Songs Recorded by Samuel Barrett in 1911

Songs Recorded by Jesse Walter Fewkes in 19

Songs Recorded by Helen Roberts in the 1920s

Songs Recorded by Ernest and Pearl Beaglehole in the 1930s

Songs Recorded by Robert Black between 1957 and 1965

Songs Recorded by George List in 1960

Songs Contributed by Emory Sekaquaptewa

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

References Cited

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780803268487

0803268483

OCLC:

903956913