Pueblo Gods and Myths, Volume 71

by Hamilton A. Tyler

Book Overview

Here is a thorough, and long-needed, presentation of the nature of the Pueblo gods and myths. The Pueblo Indians, which include the Hopi, Zuni, and Keres groups, and their ancestors are closely bound to the Plateau region of the United States, comprising much of the area in Utah, Colorado, and-especially in recent years-New Mexico and Arizona. The principal god of the Hopi tribe was and is Masau'u, the god of death. Masau'u is also a god of life in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806111127
• ISBN13: 9780806111124
• Release Date: November 1972
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.0"