Kachina. Messagers des dieux Hopis et Zunis. Messengers of the Hopi and Zuni gods. Arts graphiques kindly funded by the Dutch

kindly funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) Vidi Talent Scheme

Its main purpose is to uncover the philosophical foundations of the female ritual of the Bacchantes and to show how it finds an echo in the daily life of the Greeks

Théophile

conceptual confusions multiply

which lasted three centuries

Kachina. Messagers des dieux Hopis et Zunis. Messengers of the Hopi and Zuni gods. Arts graphiques kindly funded by the DutchSpirits of fire, rain, wind, the dead, mischievous, playful, or evil spirits, the Kachina are the guardian spirits of the Hopi and Zuni Indian culture of New Mexico and Arizona. Invoked during ritual festivals, these messengers of the gods use their beneficial powers to help men continue their journey through life. Embodied by masked and costumed dancers, the Kachina are also dolls intended for children who familiarize them with the Hopi liturgy. They