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Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
11-Apr-09 - 11:32 AM
Thread Name: BS: The Hopi Belief
Subject: RE: BS: The Hopi Belief
pdq, that link expresses Navajo Hóhó very well.
As I posted before, the need for unity in the spirit of all peoples, expressed by Floyd Westerman, is one we hope for; I have no quarrel with his message. It does have a relationship with the Navajo belief in balance and harmony being central to life.
The religious views he expresses are not Hopi, but a recent development, seen mainly among Plains Indians and the new 'Indian Church', and not part of the varied beliefs found among Hopis, Dineh or Navajo, and rarely among the peoples of the Rio Grande pueblos.
It should be noted that the kachinas of the Hopi are not part of their pantheon of gods, but function as helpers, or intermediaries. There are many, but some have gone out of favor. If a kachina is invoked, and he fails to perform, he will be replaced by another whom the supplicant hopes will do a better job. The koshares, have been adopted from pueblo practice.
The modern Hopi keeps to the ceremonies, they are part of his life, but in day to day living, he may think little about the deities and kachinas, much like ......