Identity as history hopi clans and the curation of oral tradition

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 483-509

  Bernardini, Wesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Clan; Hopi; Identity; Memory; Oral tradition

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849146153     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3998/jar.0521004.0064.403     Document Type: Article

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