Kokopelli by Ekkehart Malotki
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.
"Informative and interesting"-Cathy Mencin, Denver Westerners Roundup -- Cathy Mencin Denver Westerners Roundup
Ekkehart Malotki, who with Michael Lomatuway'ma compiled and translated this collection, is a language scholar at Northern Arizona University. Lomatuway'ma, a Third Mesa Hopi from Hotevilla and a library assistant at Northern Arizona, provided many of the stories. A special feature are the illustrations, based on Indian petroglyphs, by Anne-Marie Malotki. The introduction is by Karl W. Luckert, a professor of religious studies at Southwest Missouri State University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780803282957 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803282958 |
| Title | Kokopelli |
| Author | Ekkehart Malotki |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Nebraska Press |
| Year published | 2004-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 177 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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