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The Book of the Hopi

by Frank Waters

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Hopi worldview, ceremony, and oral tradition in written form

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Hopi worldview, ceremony, and oral tradition in written form

Frank Waters gathers material attributed to thirty Hopi elders of Northern Arizona, presenting accounts of myths, legends, religious rituals, and ceremonies alongside a broader account of the Hopi “road of life.” The book frames these traditions as teachings preserved for future generations and connects them to questions of human conduct, inner change, and the relationship between mind and heart. Its subject is not simply folklore: it treats ceremonial meaning and worldview as interwoven parts of a living cultural and spiritual framework.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Hopi traditions and Native American studies
  • Those seeking myth, ceremony, and worldview considered together
  • Readers exploring Indigenous religious and cultural perspectives

Themes

Hopi worldviewMyth and legendReligious ritual and ceremonyCultural preservationInner change

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Book overview

The secrets of the Hopi "road of life" revealed for the first time in written form

In this strange and wonderful book, thirty elders of the ancient Hopi tribe of Northern Arizona--a people who regard themselves as the first inhabitants of America--freely reveal the Hopi worldview for the first time in written form. The Hopi kept this view a secret for countless centuries, and anthropologists have long struggled to understand it. Now they record their myths and legends, and the meaning of their religious rituals and ceremonies as a gift to future generations. Here is a reassertion of a rhythm of life we have disastrously tried to ignore and instincts we have tragically repressed, and a reminder that we must attune ourselves to the need for inner change if we are to avert a cataclysmic rupture between our minds and hearts.
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