CULTURAL CODE WORDS OF THE HOPI PEOPLE - Key Terms that Reveal their History, Culture & Wisdom

CULTURAL CODE WORDS OF THE HOPI PEOPLE—Key Terms That Reveal the History, Heart, Traditional Customs & Wisdom of the Hopis, by Boyé Lafayette De Mente. Phoenix Books/Publishers. Trade paperback, 6x9, 128 pages, 4-color cover. $12.95. ISBN: 0914778-98-6. Trade distributors: Ingram Book Company; Baker & Taylor. Available to consumers from Amazon.com, Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc. The oral history of the Hopi people tell them that they were the first The oral history of the Hopi people tell them that they were the first human beings to inhabit the North and South American continents and that they arrived aboard large rafts, island-hopping across the Pacific Ocean…not by the land bridge that once connected Alaska and Siberia.      The details of their arrival, splitting up into groups and going in different directions to populate the two continents, are so detailed that it is hard to believe that they are no more than myths concocted for some ulterior purpose.      In this provocative book, Boyé Lafayette De Mente, known for his books on the cultures of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico, uses key Hopi words as windows to reveal the traditional beliefs, customs and spirit of the Hopi people.       Perhaps most astounding of all in the story of the Hopi is their tradition of prophecies and their incredible accuracy.      The author’s use of key words in the Hopi language as windows to the Hopi world adds a special touch to the details and cultural insights he provides, bringing them alive in a novel way.      One of the most extraordinary revelations in the book is the fact that the oral history of the Hopis describes in detail a time when the magnetic north and south poles of the earth switched, bringing natural disasters of epic proportions to the earth.      Modern-day scientists agree that the poles of the earth have indeed shifted—the last time over a million years ago!      Available from Amazon.com. ____________________ Boyé Lafayette De Mente is a graduate of Jōchi University in Tokyo and Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. He is the author of more than 50 books on the business practices, cultures and languages of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico. For a list and synopses of his books go to: www.boyedemente.com .      

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