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The Invention of Prophecy: Continuity and Meaning in Hopi Indian Religion
The Invention of Prophecy: Continuity and Meaning in Hopi Indian Religion
The Invention of Prophecy: Continuity and Meaning in Hopi Indian Religion
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Armin Geertz corrects what he sees as basic American and European tendencies to misrepresent non-Western cultures. Carefully documenting the historical role of prophecy in Hopi Indian religion, Geertz shows how prophecies about the end of the world have been created by the Hopi Traditionalist Movement and used by non-Indian movements, cults, and interest groups. Many of the seeming peculiarities of Hopi religion and culture have been invented, he says, by tourists, novelists, journalists, and scholars, and the millennial Traditionalist Movement has subtly co-authored European and American stereotypes of Indians. Geertz's richly detailed examples and persuasive arguments will be welcomed by all those interested in Native American studies, comparative religions, anthropology, and sociology. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.
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Release dateNov 15, 2023
ISBN9780520311084
The Invention of Prophecy: Continuity and Meaning in Hopi Indian Religion
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Armin W. Geertz

Armin W. Geertz is a Professor in the Department of the Study of Religion at the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and has written several other books on Hopi religion and art.

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