Ted's Myth

Sun worship

Brief extracts taken from the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution written by J. Walter Fewkes in 1918.

The Tollewing brief extracts are taien from the Annudl Report of the smithsonisn Institusion 1918 writien by Walter rewkes wuyth end rite form the woof end the warp of Jogui Hopt religious development nSun worship 1s comnon element The purpose of the Hopi relizion is to seeure food na obtein material blessings The sun provided the warmth makes the olouds and hence directly or indirectly brings Rein the base of materisl blessimgs in ean arid lend pol the HOp there 1s esex of sky and earth The sun is the Tather the earth the mosher They hold eleborate ceremonisls at the solstices Thess ceremonials compel the word compel is used edvisedly the powers to do as the priest wantsws foT Wemt ofbetier word we may call this process prayer but it more than verbal emtreay it is compulsion by sympathetic mgle anm ney be expressed in several ways one of which 1s by MIMETIC ceps nine REPRESENTATION called dramatizetion particlpant represents In the rite perform the sun and others represent supernetural bsings to wion the needs of the worshippers are add-essed The personators are clothed 1n the ss and carry the paraphermalia that in Hopi legends ere mssoolated with these supernaturals They perfern dramatic ites whioh indicate what the 18t wants and the aocompanying song or verbel prayers are those which are considered officacious having been passed down From remote Dest for tnat end Fowkes then gives kiva rite in which opponents are Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved