Dinéjí Na'nitin : Navajo traditional teachings and history /

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"Traditional teachings derived from stories and practices passed through generations lie at the core of a well-balanced Navajo life. These teachings are based on a very different perspective on the physical and spiritual world than that found in general American culture. Dinéjí Na'nitin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McPherson, Robert S., 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, ©2012.
Temas:
Navajo Indians > History.
Navajo philosophy.
Navajo Indians > Social life and customs.
Navajo > Histoire.
Philosophie navajo.
Navajo > Mœurs et coutumes.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > General.
Navajo Indians.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Wind, hand, and stars : reading the past, finidng the future through divination
  • The 1918-1919 influenza epidemic : a cultural response
  • Sacred evil : the dark side of life along the San Juan
  • "Too much noise in that bunch across the river" : Ba̕álílee and the 1907 Aneth brawl
  • Tradtional teachings and thought : Navajo metaphors of the elders
  • "He stood for us strongly" : Father H. baxter Liebler's mission to the Navajo
  • Seeing is believing : the odyssey of the Pectol shields
  • Of stars, goats, and wind : Navajo metaphors then and now
  • Gambling on the future : Navajo elders, jiní, and prophetic warnings.

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