Frank Hamilton Cushing on Zuñi Religion |
Frank Cushing (1857-1900), was one of the first anthropologists to study the Zuñi. Eventually he was initiated into the highest levels of the Zuñi religion.
Zuñi Folk Tales [1901] This is a superb collection of Zuñi folk tales.
This is a selection of excerpts from his writings.
Outline of Zuñi Mytho-Sociologic Organization Zuñi Fetiches Remarks on Shamanism Form and Form and the Dance Drama Corn Raising: The Decay of the Seed Corn Raising: The Regeneration of the Seed Clowns, Priests, and Festivals of the Kâ'-kâ Creation and the Origin of Corn