- kachina
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kachina — ☆ kachina [kə chē′nə ] n. pl. kachinas or kachina [Hopi ḳacína < Keresan: cf. Santa Ana Keresan kâ· cina] 1. Pueblo Folklore a beneficent spirit, either a minor deity or the spirit of an ancestor 2. a) a male dancer impersonating such a spirit … English World dictionary
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
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
Kachina — Katchinas (Heart Museum, Phoenix) Die Kachina Figuren oder einfach Kachina (korrekt: „Katsina“ pl. „Katsinam“) sind Holzpuppen, die bei den Hopi, den Zuñi und anderen Pueblo Indianern im Südwesten von Nordamerika die Geister der Natur und der… … Deutsch 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
kachina — n. 1 an American Indian ancestral spirit. 2 (in full kachina dancer) a person who represents a kachina in ceremonial dances. Phrases and idioms: kachina doll a wooden doll representing a kachina. Etymology: Hopi, = supernatural … Useful english dictionary
kachina — also katchina or katcina noun Etymology: Hopi qacína Date: 1888 1. one of the deified ancestral spirits believed among the Hopi and other Pueblo Indians to visit the pueblos at intervals 2. one of the elaborately masked kachina impersonators that … New Collegiate Dictionary
Kachina — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Les Kachinas sont des esprits chez les amérindiens Hopis et Zuñis, représentés sous forme de poupées. Kachina est aussi un prénom rare, usité aux États… … Wikipédia en Français
kachina — Espíritu ancestral de los indios pueblo. Existen más de 500 de estos espíritus, que obran de intermediarios entre los humanos y los dioses. Se cree que cada tribu tiene los suyos, los cuales residen con la tribu durante un semestre todos los años … Enciclopedia Universal
kachina — noun a) A system or cult of (often secret) religious rituals and ceremonies involving masks and dances concerned with bringing rain and good crops and with community welfare and integration found in typically western Pueblo cultures in the North… … Wiktionary
kachina — Any supernatural being important in the religion of the Hopi and Zuni Indians of Arizona, USA, represented in painted figurines (kachina dolls) and in costumes of ritual impersonators wearing masks and costumes. Also spelled katsina … Glossary of Art Terms
