Religion and Hopi Life in the Twentieth Century (Religion in North America)

A Religious Practicality -- A Sacred Society -- The Utility of Prayer -- Contact and Change -- Compartmentalization and Prophecy -- Sacred and Human.Includes Annotated Bibliography, Index of Hopi Terms, Subject and Name Index. The publication of John D. Loftin's Religion and Hopi Life in the Twentieth Century provides an occasion for the Religion in North America series to realize a set of goals it has had since its inception . It is commonly said that the Hopi are an extremely practical people who use every possible tool to survive in their inhospitable semiarid environment.