The Night Chant: A Navaho Ceremony
Washington Matthews
Washington Matthews studied Navajo language and lifeways as an ethnologist and linguistics expert in the late-nineteenth century. His unique opportunities to observe ceremonies and record the roles of participants resulted in landmark studies of Navajo ritual and tradition. The Night Chant provides a detailed description of healing rites, songs, myths, and prayers for the nine-day ceremony, which is performed only during 'frosty weather.' This edition includes powerful contemporary observations in a foreword by John Farella.
Рік:
1995
Видавництво:
University of Utah Press
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
332
ISBN 10:
0585156549
ISBN 13:
9780874804911
Файл:
PDF, 26.37 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1995