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| The Orayvi split : a Hopi transformation. (Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 87) |
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| Title: | The Orayvi split : a Hopi transformation. (Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 87) |
| Authors: | Whiteley, Peter M. |
| Keywords: | Hopi Indians. Social structure. Oraibi. Arizona. |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 87. |
| Abstract: | The split of Orayvi, the largest Hopi town, in 1906, continues to resonate as a profound event in Puebloan cultural history, exemplary for anthropological explanations of fission in small-scale, kin-based human societies. Multiple hypotheses have been offered (sociological, materialist, ideological, and agential), each pointing to alternative, often mutually exclusive, causes. But effective analysis of the split crucially depends upon accurate data and apposite conceptual tools. The received picture of Orayvi, both empirically and analytically, is seriously flawed, notably owing to neglect of the archival record. With particular attention to demography, social forms, and material conditions, this monograph seeks to redress those flaws, both structurally and historically. A new assessment of social structure focuses on the interplay of matrilineal kinship with Orayvi's 'houses' and ritual sodalities. An examination of material conditions, especially in Oraibi Wash farmlands, draws on un... |
| Description: | 2 v. (xix, 1137 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. Issued March 3, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. 830-841). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/5954 |
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