katsinam
deity earth Hopi single tradition · 1
The Hopi spirit beings (kachinas) who enforce proper social behavior and appear in rituals.
Relationships
- parent of
- Koyala [Koshari], Pai'yakyamu clowns
- co occurs with
- kachina
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (1)
Source passages
“The clowns play an important role-embodying wrong social behavior, they are soon put in their place by the katsinam for all to see.”
#203 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“the katsinam are "the spirits of all things in the universe, of rocks, stars, animals, plants, and ancestors who have lived good lives."”
#582 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6