Deliberate Acts: Changing Hopi Culture Through the Oraibi Split - Tapa dura

"Whiteley presents and defends the Hopi analysis, which suggests that the split was a deliberate Hopi plot, that it had been foretold in prophecy, and that it provided for radical changes in Hopi society. A fascinating and thoroughly believable analysis. Not for neophytes but must reading for lovers of the Hopi." "Choice""This book is far more than an exciting and provocative new explanation of the Oraibi split. Whitely, s historical ethnography clearly describes past and present third Mesa Hopi socio-religious structure. For anyone interested in Hopi or southwestern American Indian culture and history, this book is an absolute must." "New Mexico Historical Review""A stimulating and interesting book. For anyone with more than a casual interest in the Hopi, it is well worth reading." "American Indian Quarterly""A book of substance. . . . Peter Whitely has been willing to listen to voices too often unheard or misinterpreted." "Journal of Arizona History""