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Show 25 or religious affiliation; and the prayersticks for the Sun (male) and the Moon (female), the latter two, Sun and Moon prayersticks given by adult male and female at the summer and winter solstice (see Appendix A for specimen drawings). Much confusion has resulted in the interpretation of the Zuni concept of the after-life and the various terms as applied tc the spirit world in kolhuwala:wa, village of the kokko, at the junction of the Little Colorado River "near St. John's, Arizona, where all Zuni believe the spirit goes upon death and to whom offerings "are made in the form of food, tobacco, cornmeal, and prayersticks. Though...JLt .may be only indirectly relevant to this paper, the author believes that the following brief outline may help to clarify some of these points. The Zuni believe in an after-life, but not in resurrection in human form. The spirits of all deceased members go to kolhuwala:wa, regardless of age or sex, and are then called /a:lhashshina:we/ (ancestors); the male members are nana:qe, the females jotta:qe. "Entrance into the after-world depends on how the individu?.! met his or her death. If the individual died a "natural" death, there is no problem. However, if death was caused from self-inflicted wounds, suicide, or any form of death other than "natural" (death caused from grief is one form of "unnatural" death), the spirit of that individual is not allowed to enter the after-world because "his time had not come to die" (a form of purgatory). The spirit then |
