Kokopelli: The Making of an Icon - Brossura

Malotki, Ekkehart

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ISBN 10: 0803282958 ISBN 13: 9780803282957

Casa editrice: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 2004

Riassunto

Kokopelli the flute player is one of the most popular icons that American culture has adopted from the Native peoples of North America. The Kokopelli name and image are everywhere, adorning everything from jewelry, welcome mats, T-shirts, and money clips to motels, freeway underpasses, nature trails, nightclubs, and string quartets. Kokopelli evokes mystery and wonder, ancient ceremonies and spirituality, Mother Earth and the purity of nature.

But what exactly is Kokopelli? Just how Native American is this ubiquitous flute player? In this fascinating book, the distinguished scholar of Hopi culture and history Ekkehart Malotki describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in American mass culture from its beginning to Kokopelli’s present status as pan-Southwestern icon. He explores the figure’s connections with the Hopi kachina god Kookopölö and Maahu, the cicada, and discusses how this rock-art image has been appropriated and misunderstood. Kokopelli sheds light on a little-understood aspect of Hopi culture and testifies to the continuing power of Native cultures to spark the popular imagination and interest of outsiders.

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L'autore:

Ekkehart Malotki is a professor of languages at Northern Arizona University. His many books include The Bedbugs’ Night Dance and Other Hopi Tales of Sexual Encounter and Hopi Tales of Destruction, both available from the University of Nebraska Press.

Product Description:

Describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in American mass culture from its beginning to Kokopelli's present status as pan-Southwestern icon A distinguished Hopi scholar presents the origins and meaning of the arched back fluteplayer whose image can be found on souvenirs, jewellery, home decor, and businesses Studies the religious and literary beginnings in the Kachina god Kookopolo and Machu the cicada figure, and how Kokopelli has been appropriated and trivialised by American popular culture Kokopelli the flute player is one of the most popular icons that American culture has adopted from the Native peoples of North America. The Kokopelli name and image are everywhere, adorning everything from jewellery, welcome mats, t-shirts, and money clips to motels, freeway underpasses, nature trails, night clubs, and string quartets. Kokopelli evokes mystery and wonder, ancient ceremonies and spirituality, Mother Earth and the purity of nature. But what exactly is Kokopelli? Just how Native American is the ubiquitous flute-player? In this readable and fascinating book, the distinguished Hopi scholar Ekkehart Malotki describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in America.

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• Editore: Univ of Nebraska Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0803282958
• ISBN 13: 9780803282957
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 161