Narrow your search

Library

KU Leuven (6)

UGent (6)

UNamur (6)

VUB (6)

HH-EVA (5)

UAntwerpen (5)

KBR (4)

UCLouvain (4)

LUCA School of Arts (1)

Odisee (1)

More...

Resource type

book (6)


Language

English (6)


Year
From To Submit

1987 (1)

1986 (2)

1984 (1)

1979 (1)

1973 (1)

Listing 1 - 6 of 6
Sort by
Elements of Southeastern Indian Religion
Author:
ISBN: 9004069453 9789004069459 9004664246 9789004664241 Year: 1984 Volume: 1 Publisher: Leiden ;Boston Brill

Indians of Northeastern North America
Author:
ISBN: 9004078339 9789004078338 9004664289 9789004664289 Year: 1986 Volume: 7 Publisher: Leiden ;Boston Brill

Hopi Indian Altar Iconography
Author:
ISBN: 9004079300 9789004079304 9004664270 9789004664272 Year: 1987 Volume: 5 Publisher: Leiden ;Boston Brill

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

This study focuses on the altars of the major annual Hopi ceremonials which display ritual objects, the possession and use of which give religious and secular power. With the importance of such objects in mind, an iconographic study of Hopi religion is particularly illuminating. This study aims to demonstrate how to view Hopi altars and is supplemented by a theory of the mechanics of efficacy in the Hopi altar context. The text provides a general introduction to Hopi religious practice and distinguishes three levels of information: 1. the calendrical and ritual contexts of Hopi altars, 2. the functions of these altars within those contexts, and 3. the iconography and iconology of the altars, understood here in a literal sense as the study of the forms and structures of the altars on the one hand and the study of the implicit and explicit symbology of the altars on the other. The book provides keys to understanding through exemplification and typology, and is meant to be of particular use to museums and research libraries.

Listing 1 - 6 of 6
Sort by