- kachinas
- n. any of a number of ancestral spirits of the Hopi Indian tribe
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
kachinas
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Kachinas — [ka tʃiːnas, ka tsiːnas], Singular Kachina der, (s), Ahnengeister der Puebloindianer, v. a. der Hopi, im Südwesten der USA. Sie gelten als wohlwollende Mittler zwischen Menschen und übernatürlichen Mächten, indem sie Regen (= Fruchtbarkeit)… … Universal-Lexikon
Kachinas — Dessin de poupées Kachinas issus d un livre d anthropologie de 1894 Dans la mythologie des Indiens Hopis et Zuñis du Nouveau Mexique et de l Arizona, au Sud Ouest des États Unis, les kachinas sont des esprits : esprits du feu, de la pluie,… … Wikipédia en Français
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Kachina — Kachinas (also spelled Katsina, the plural katsinam ) exist in Hopi and in Pueblo cosmology and religious practices.In Hopi, the word Kachina (Katsina or Qatsina) means literally life bringer , and can be anything that exists in the natural world … Wikipedia
Katchinas — Kachinas Kashinas (Heart Museum, Phoenix) Dans la mythologie des Indiens Hopis et Zuñis du Nouveau Mexique et de l Arizona, au Sud Ouest des États Unis, les kachinas sont des esprits : esprits du feu, de la pluie, du serpent, ou encore… … Wikipédia en Français
Kachina — Muñecas kachina. Kachina, katchina, katcina, o katsina son un elemento de la religión y la cosmogonía de los indios pueblo de Occidente, entre los cuales se incluyen los Hopi, los Zuñi, los Tiwa (en la Reserva Hopi), los Acoma, y los Laguna. En… … Wikipedia Español
Hopi mythology — The Hopi maintain a complex religious and mythological tradition stretching back over centuries. However, it is difficult to definitively state what all Hopis as a group believe. Like the oral traditions of many other societies, Hopi mythology is … Wikipedia
kachina — /keuh chee neuh/, n. 1. any of various ancestral spirits deified by the Hopi Indians and impersonated in religious rituals by masked dancers. 2. a Hopi religious ritual at which such masked dancers perform. 3. a masked dancer impersonating such a … Universalium
Качина — Рисунок, изображающий кукол качина, из книги 1894 г. по антропологии … Википедия
Hopi Kachina dolls — The Hopi use Kachina dolls to embody the characteristics of the Kachinas, the powerful spirits of earth, sky and water. These dolls are important educational tools for children, making unseen ideas and concepts visible. The dolls themselves are… … Wikipedia
