Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers stories rapturous virgins - it's the

rapturous virgins - it's the Trickster who provides the real spark in the action

Arnold Krupat examines Hopi

and ceremonies that marked the individual's passage from birth to death

cultural studies

football contests

Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers stories rapturous virgins - it's theJust as a basket's purpose determines its materials, weave, and shape, so too is the purpose of the essay related to its material, weave, and shape. Editors Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton ground this anthology of essays by Native writers in the formal art of basket weaving. Using weaving techniques such as coiling and plaiting as organizing themes, the editors have curated an exciting collection of imaginative, world making lyric essays by