CHILDREN OF COTTONWOOD [SOLD]

CHILDREN OF COTTONWOOD—Piety and Ceremonialism in Hopi Indian Puppetry

Armin W. Geertz and Michael Lomatuway’ma

University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln

Hardback first edition 1987. 412 pages, illustrations, new condition

Contents

PART ONE—ANNOTATED TEXTS IN TRANSLATION

1. The Origin of the Sa’lakwmanawyat

2. Qualities and Characteristics of the Sa’lakmanawyat

3. Preparations for the Ceremonial Event

4. The Mechanics of the Marionette

5. The Sa’lakwmanawyat Ceremonial Performance

6. Some Controversies

7. The Koyemsihoya

8. The Koyemsihoya Ceremonial Performance

9. Paalölöqangw, Marriage and Myth

10. The Paalölöqangw Ceremonial Performance

11.  The Kuysiplölöqangw Ceremonial Performance

12. The Palakwayo Performance and the Povolhoyat

13. The Kwavöhö Wunimanaya Night Dance

PART TWO—HOPI TEXTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE

Text One through Text Thirty-Four

Hopi Words Used in English Texts and Notes

Subject and Name Index