Emory Sekaquaptewa
Biographic Data
| ID | 3736378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emory Sekaquaptewa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emory |
| FAMILY NAME | Sekaquaptewa |
| SIGNATURE | SEKAQUAPTEWA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
As a Matter of Practice… Hopi Cosmology in Hopi Life: Some Considerations for Theory and Method in Southwestern Archaeology
This paper illustrates how an untapped form of oral tradition—ritual song—embodies the principles of ritual belief and the practice of daily activities that are at the heart of native cosmologies. The authors contend that understanding how these principles shape and direct a people's lifeway can assist the archaeologist in theory formation and data interpretation
They Go Along Singing: Reconstructing the Hopi Past from Ritual Metaphors in Song and Image
This article demonstrates how the cosmological metaphors in ritual song texts are an important but unrecognized resource in the repertoire of oral tradition that can be used to reconstruct past lifeways. We test this proposition with a study of 125 Hopi katsina song texts from the 20th century and show how the cosmological principles underlying the Hopi lifeway are embedded in special song word and phrase metaphors. Through the transcription and …
Hopi Indian Altar Iconography . Armin W. Geertz
Hopi
Continuities of Hopi Culture Change
Four Hopi Lullabies: A Study in Method and Meaning
Lullabies have an enduring personal and universal appeal. Associated with maternal intimacy, warmth, comfort, and security, they form an introduction to patterned rhythmic language and music in mind of child. The language which informs meaning of cradle song often appears nonsensical, merely a jumble of pleasing sounds without significant content, but lullabies are more than indulgent wordplay and bear a direct relationship to social norms and cu…
They Go Along Singing: Reconstructing the Hopi Past from Ritual Metaphors in Song and Image
This article demonstrates how the cosmological metaphors in ritual song texts are an important but unrecognized resource in the repertoire of oral tradition that can be used to reconstruct past lifeways. We test this proposition with a study of 125 Hopi katsina song texts from the 20th century and show how the cosmological principles underlying the Hopi lifeway are embedded in special song word and phrase metaphors. Through the transcription and …
Four Hopi Lullabies: A Study in Method and Meaning
Lullabies have an enduring personal and universal appeal. Associated with maternal intimacy, warmth, comfort, and security, they form an introduction to patterned rhythmic language and music in mind of child. The language which informs meaning of cradle song often appears nonsensical, merely a jumble of pleasing sounds without significant content, but lullabies are more than indulgent wordplay and bear a direct relationship to social norms and cu…
Four Hopi Lullabies: A Study in Method and Meaning
Lullabies have an enduring personal and universal appeal. Associated with maternal intimacy, warmth, comfort, and security, they form an introduction to patterned rhythmic language and music in mind of child. The language which informs meaning of cradle song often appears nonsensical, merely a jumble of pleasing sounds without significant content, but lullabies are more than indulgent wordplay and bear a direct relationship to social norms and cu…
Continuities of Hopi Culture Change
Hopi
Hopi Indian Altar Iconography . Armin W. Geertz
They Go Along Singing: Reconstructing the Hopi Past from Ritual Metaphors in Song and Image
This article demonstrates how the cosmological metaphors in ritual song texts are an important but unrecognized resource in the repertoire of oral tradition that can be used to reconstruct past lifeways. We test this proposition with a study of 125 Hopi katsina song texts from the 20th century and show how the cosmological principles underlying the Hopi lifeway are embedded in special song word and phrase metaphors. Through the transcription and …
As a Matter of Practice… Hopi Cosmology in Hopi Life: Some Considerations for Theory and Method in Southwestern Archaeology
This paper illustrates how an untapped form of oral tradition—ritual song—embodies the principles of ritual belief and the practice of daily activities that are at the heart of native cosmologies. The authors contend that understanding how these principles shape and direct a people's lifeway can assist the archaeologist in theory formation and data interpretation
Hopi (6 works) · History (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (2 works) · Media, Communication, and Education (2 works)