diff --git a/includes/breadcrumb.inc b/includes/breadcrumb.inc
index dd8544a8..6fdf9e4a 100644
--- a/includes/breadcrumb.inc
+++ b/includes/breadcrumb.inc
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@
  *   drupal_set_breadcrumb().
  */
 function islandora_get_breadcrumbs($object) {
-  $breadcrumbs = array();
-  islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($object->id, $breadcrumbs, $object->repository);
-  if (isset($breadcrumbs[0])) {
-    // Remove the actual object.
-    unset($breadcrumbs[0]);
-  }
-  $breadcrumbs = array_reverse($breadcrumbs);
+  $breadcrumbs = islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($object->id, $object->repository);
+  array_pop($breadcrumbs);
   return $breadcrumbs;
 }
 
@@ -40,30 +35,32 @@ function islandora_get_breadcrumbs($object) {
  *
  * @todo Make fully recursive...
  *
- * @todo Could use some clean up, can't be called multiple times safely due to
- *   the use of static variables.
- *
  * @param string $pid
- *   THe object id whose parent will be fetched for the next link.
- * @param array $breadcrumbs
- *   The list of existing bread-crumb links in reverse order.
+ *   The object id whose parent will be fetched for the next link.
  * @param FedoraRepository $repository
  *   The fedora repository.
+ * @param array $context
+ *   An associative array of context for internal use when recursing. Currently
+ *   only used to track a single value:
+ *   - level: The number of child-parent relationships to follow. Defaults to
+ *     10.
+ *
+ * @return array
+ *   An array of links representing the breadcrumb trail, "root" first.
  */
-function islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($pid, array &$breadcrumbs, FedoraRepository $repository) {
+function islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($pid, FedoraRepository $repository, array &$context = NULL) {
   // Before executing the query, we have a base case of accessing the top-level
   // collection.
-  static $max_level = 10;
-  static $level = -1;
-
-  if (count($breadcrumbs) === 0) {
-    $level = $max_level;
+  if ($context === NULL) {
+    $context['level'] = 10;
   }
 
   $root = variable_get('islandora_repository_pid', 'islandora:root');
   if ($pid == $root) {
-    $breadcrumbs[] = l(menu_get_active_title(), 'islandora');
-    $breadcrumbs[] = l(t('Home'), '<front>');
+    return array(
+      l(t('Home'), '<front>'),
+      l(menu_get_active_title(), 'islandora'),
+    );
   }
   else {
     $query_string = 'select $parentObject $title $content from <#ri>
@@ -82,7 +79,7 @@ function islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($pid, array &$breadcrumbs, FedoraRe
                       order by $title desc';
     $results = $repository->ri->itqlQuery($query_string);
 
-    if (count($results) > 0  && $level > 0) {
+    if (count($results) > 0  && $context['level'] > 0) {
       $parent = $results[0]['parentObject']['value'];
       $this_title = $results[0]['title']['value'];
 
@@ -90,16 +87,23 @@ function islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($pid, array &$breadcrumbs, FedoraRe
         $this_title = t('-');
       }
 
-      $breadcrumbs[] = l($this_title, "islandora/object/$pid");
-
-      $level--;
-      islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($parent, $breadcrumbs, $repository);
+      $context['level']--;
+      return array_merge(
+        islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($parent, $repository, $context),
+        array(
+          l($this_title, "islandora/object/$pid"),
+        )
+      );
     }
     else {
-      // Add an non-link, as we don't know how to get back to the root.
-      $breadcrumbs[] = '...';
-      // And render the last two links and break (on the next pass).
-      islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($root, $breadcrumbs, $repository);
+      // Add an non-link, as we don't know how to get back to the root, and
+      // render the last two links and break (on the next pass).
+      return array_merge(
+        islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($root, $repository, $context),
+        array(
+          '...',
+        )
+      );
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/islandora.api.php b/islandora.api.php
index 5e976194..d1d58f4f 100644
--- a/islandora.api.php
+++ b/islandora.api.php
@@ -45,11 +45,24 @@ function hook_CMODEL_PID_islandora_view_object($object) {
  * @param FedoraObject $object
  *   A Tuque FedoraObject being operated on.
  * @param array $rendered
- *   An arr of rendered views.
+ *   The array of rendered views.
  */
 function hook_islandora_view_object_alter(&$object, &$rendered) {
 }
 
+/**
+ * Alter display output if the object has the given model.
+ *
+ * @see hook_islandora_view_object_alter()
+ *
+ * @param FedoraObject $object
+ *   A Tuque FedoraObject being operated on.
+ * @param array $rendered
+ *   The array of rendered views.
+ */
+function hook_CMODEL_PID_islandora_view_object_alter(&$object, &$rendered) {
+}
+
 /**
  * Generate an object's management display.
  *
diff --git a/islandora.module b/islandora.module
index d7ac4684..a4552379 100644
--- a/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora.module
@@ -676,7 +676,8 @@ function islandora_view_object(FedoraObject $object) {
   $page_number = (empty($_GET['page'])) ? '1' : $_GET['page'];
   $page_size = (empty($_GET['pagesize'])) ? '10' : $_GET['pagesize'];
   $output = array();
-  foreach (islandora_build_hook_list(ISLANDORA_VIEW_HOOK, $object->models) as $hook) {
+  $hooks = islandora_build_hook_list(ISLANDORA_VIEW_HOOK, $object->models);
+  foreach ($hooks as $hook) {
     // @todo Remove page number and size from this hook, implementers of the
     // hook should use drupal page handling directly.
     $temp = module_invoke_all($hook, $object, $page_number, $page_size);
@@ -689,7 +690,7 @@ function islandora_view_object(FedoraObject $object) {
     $output = islandora_default_islandora_view_object($object);
   }
   arsort($output);
-  drupal_alter(ISLANDORA_VIEW_HOOK, $object, $output);
+  drupal_alter($hooks, $object, $output);
   return implode('', $output);
 }