Book of the Hopi, Frank Waters
Book of the Hopi, Frank Waters
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Book of the Hopi

Author: Frank Waters

Narrator: Kaipo Schwab

Unabridged: 15 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/28/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

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. Deeply steeped in Hopi mysticism...Combine(s) Hopi art, history, tradition, myth, folklore, and ceremonialism with dignity and authority...Deserves to be part of the library of any student of the American Southwest. —American Anthropologist Skillfully narrated by Kaipo Schwab. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on September 29, 2023

A book like this one is a rare and beautiful thing – a work that truly takes one inside the folkways and mindset of a community that is different from one’s own. Writing with a painstaking level of attention to detail, and in a strong spirit of respect, Frank Waters introduces the reader to the ways......more

Goodreads review by Jessaka on April 14, 2020

I have wanted to read this book for a long time, but it wasn’t easy finding it in audio, and when I did, I realized that there were things in the beginning chapters that bothered me, such as the belief in the chakras, which are the tantric teachings of Hinduism. Next were the beliefs of the Australi......more

Goodreads review by The Esoteric on December 28, 2021

Short Review: “And now the world grows old, which is why the fine point of Wisdom is lost to us. Nobody now is equal to the Lore Masters of past times, or could even pretend to equality.“ - Fredegar’s Chronicles (written in 600’s AD) p. 2 No man today believes there was a Divine Being World then 3 mor......more

Goodreads review by Mara on September 30, 2019

This book is arranged in to three parts - a section on Hopi myths and stories, another on rituals and feast days, and a last portion covers the historical record since Europeans came to the southwest. They're all fascinating, but the first two take a bit more focus to keep straight and follow the th......more

Goodreads review by Lorraine on August 05, 2019

A classical study of the Hopis supposedly written with the elders information and consent in the 60's. Traditionalists discredit Frank Waters information in this book, so it makes it hard to decide what to believe or not. Despite this, it makes a fascinating read, especially for me the history accord......more

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