Hopi tales of destruction
By: collected, translated, and edited by Ekkehart Malotki ; narrated by Michael Lomatuway'ma, Lorena Lomatuway'ma, and Sidney Namingha, Jr.
Contributors: Malotki, Ekkehart.; Lomatuway'ma, Michael.; Lomatuway'ma, Lorena, 1933-; Namingha, Sidney, 1935-1983.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Hopi Indians -- Folklore; Hopi Indians -- Antiquities; Legends -- Arizona -- Second Mesa (Mesa); Legends -- Arizona -- Third Mesa; Second Mesa (Ariz. : Mesa) -- Antiquities; Third Mesa (Ariz.) -- Antiquities
Genres: Folklore.
Description: "Hopi Tales of Destruction preserves seven powerful tales about ancient Hopi villages that now lie in ruins. These narratives shed considerable light on the Hopis' past, giving insight into cultural values and social motivations beyond the ability of archaeology.".

"The tales concern such villages as Sikyatki, Hisatsongoopavi, and Awat'ovi, which were destroyed by war, fire, earthquake, or internal strife. Though abandoned for centuries, they live in memory, reminders of ancient tragedies and enmities that changed the Hopis forever.

Related by storytellers from Second and Third Mesa, these tales vividly describe village destruction and show how much human evils such as witchcraft, hubris, corruption and betrayal of fundamental values can precipitate social disintegration and chaos."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230).
"Portions of this book were previously published in Hopi and English as Hopi ruin legends: Kiqötutuwutsi, narrated by Michael Lomatuway'ma, Lorena  Lomatuway'ma, and Sidney Namingha, Jr. and edited by Ekkehart Malotki ... 1993"--Verso t.p.
"A Bison original"--P. [4] of cover.