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Describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in American mass culture from its beginning to Kokopelli's present status as pan-Southwestern icon A distinguished Hopi scholar presents the origins and meaning of the arched back fluteplayer whose image can be found on souvenirs, jewellery, home decor, and businesses Studies the religious and literary beginnings in the Kachina god Kookopolo and Machu the cicada figure, and how Kokopelli has been appropriated and trivialised by American popular culture Kokopelli the flute player is one of the most popular icons that American culture has adopted from the Native peoples of North America. The Kokopelli name and image are everywhere, adorning everything from jewellery, welcome mats, t-shirts, and money clips to motels, freeway underpasses, nature trails, night clubs, and string quartets. Kokopelli evokes mystery and wonder, ancient ceremonies and spirituality, Mother Earth and the purity of nature. But what exactly is Kokopelli? Just how Native American is the ubiquitous flute-player? In this readable and fascinating book, the distinguished Hopi scholar Ekkehart Malotki describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in America.

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""The book is an original contribution to the documentation of Hopi culture and an insightful analysis of the commodification of the Kokopelli image."" D.R. Parks, Choice ""Combining a wealth of scholarly data with a highly readable text is a feat rarely accomplished in anthropology. Ekkehart Malotki has done it remarkably well in Kokopelli. All interested in this mythical flute player should add it to their library."" Tony Hillerman

Informative and interesting. -Cathy Mencin, Denver Westerners Roundup -- Cathy Mencin Denver Westerners Roundup

The book is an original contribution to the documentation of Hopi culture and an insightful analysis of the commodification of the Kokopelli image. D.R. Parks, Choice Combining a wealth of scholarly data with a highly readable text is a feat rarely accomplished in anthropology. Ekkehart Malotki has done it remarkably well in Kokopelli. All interested in this mythical flute player should add it to their library. Tony Hillerman

Author Information

Ekkehart Malotki is a professor of languages at Northern Arizona University. His many books include The Bedbugs' Night Dance and Other Hopi Tales of Sexual Encounter and Hopi Tales of Destruction, both available from the University of Nebraska Press.

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