The Tusayan Ritual: A Study Of The Influence Of Environment On Aboriginal Cults

J. Walter Fewkes is the author of the book The Tusayan Ritual: A Study of the Influence of Environment on Aboriginal Cults. The Hopi ceremonies and beliefs of the Tusayan area of Arizona are the subject of this research. Fewkes investigates how the Hopi peoples religious rituals and beliefs have been influenced by their environment especially the desert terrain. The 1896 publication of the book is regarded as a classic in the discipline of anthropology. Fewkes was an American ethnologist and archaeologist who studied the native cultures of the Southwest United States in great detail.