From Publishers Weekly
For more than two decades, Tedlock ( Teachings from the American Earth ), an anthropologist, and her husband made sporadic visits to their adopted family on the Zuni Indian Reservation of western New Mexico. Here she records legends, songs, ceremonies and folk medicine practices and vividly captures the daily life of this agrarian and matriarchal tribe. The focus zooms in on Hapiya and his wife Tola and their sons and daughters, as they try to maintain balance between the old way and the intrusions of technology and outside culture. The Apollo space mission, for instance, wreaks havoc on the Zuni religion and its gods of the sun and moon. The book powerfully portrays the tribe's visceral and mystic nature. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .
From Library Journal
Tedlock first visited the Zuni Reservation, located in western New Mexico, in the late 1960s. She and her husband, Dennis, both anthropologists, spent time there in the 1970s doing fieldwork and research. Tedlock's book is not an ethnography but rather a description of the process of participant observation and its rewards and pitfalls. She shares much information about the Zuni, but most of all this is the story of her personal journey from outsider to Zuni family member. The spirit and humor of the Zunis she knew are very appealing. Tedlock gets at the heart of Zuni life through her many experiences: a trip to a Zunis-only bar, participating in the Shalako ceremony, cooking with Zuni women. Highly recommended.
- Gwen Gregory, U.S. Courts Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .
- Gwen Gregory, U.S. Courts Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition Relié .
