The Tewa World: Space, Time, Being and Becoming in a Pueblo Society

by Alfonso Ortiz

Book Overview

"This is a book that springs from richness. . . valuable not only for anthropologists and sociologists. . . the interested but unskilled layman will find a treasure trove as well. One thing seems certain. If this book does not become THE authority for the scholar, it will certainly never be ignored. Ortiz has done himself and his people proud. They are both worthy of the acclamation."- The New Mexican

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226633071
• ISBN13: 9780226633077
• Release Date: February 1972
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Anthropology text offers information on Tewa pueblo culture

Aside from Jomo Kenyata's treatise on his tribe, the Kikuyu, I am not familiar with any other anthropological tribal study by a scientist who is also an ethnic member of the tribe he is discussing. For that reason alone, this book is worth wading through, although for anyone not schooled in anthropology jargon it can be very heavy going at times. Perhaps the author was bending over backwards to enhance the impression of objectivity, as his "informants" were probably either relatives or friends. However, it is a fascinating discussion of a subject that normally is not discussed with outsiders, and for anyone who is interested in Rio Grande pueblo culture, this is an indispensable volume and well worth the candle.