Books by Elsie Clews Parsons

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Synthesizes and compares the religious beliefs and ceremonials of the Pueblo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico. This title gives an integrated picture of the complex religious and social life in the pueblos, including Zuni, Acoma, Laguna, Taos, Isleta, Sandia, Jemez, cochiti, Santa Clara, San Felipe, Santa Domingo, San Juan, and the Hopi villages.

The rich religious beliefs and ceremonials of the Pueblo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico were first synthesized and compared by ethnologist Elsie Clews Parsons. In this title, the author gives an integrated picture of the religious and social life in the pueblos, including Zuni, Jemez, Cochiti, Santa Domingo, San Juan, and the Hopi villages.