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The gift of the gila monster : Navajo ceremonial tales

Title
The gift of the gila monster : Navajo ceremonial tales / introduced and retold by Gerald Hausman ; foreword by Tony Hillerman.
Author
Hausman, Gerald.
Publication
New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1993.

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Description
204 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
Presents a collection of oral narratives which convey the origin story of the Navajo and a moral code for harmonious existence with the natural world.
Subject
  • Navajo mythology
  • Navajo Indians > Rites and ceremonies
  • Navajo Indians > Religion
  • Navajo Indians > Religion
  • Navajo Indians > Rites and ceremonies
  • Navajo mythology
Note
  • "A Touchstone book."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Foreword by Tony Hillerman -- Introduction -- The Blessingway -- The Moving Up Way -- The Flintway -- The Holyway -- The Featherway -- The Waterway -- The Windway -- The Evil-Chasing Way -- The Mountaintop Way -- The Beadway -- The Bluejay Way -- Afterword: The Ways Today -- Glossary -- Bibliography.
ISBN
  • 0671768115
  • 9780671768119
LCCN
92032317
OCLC
  • ocm26632817
  • 26632817
  • SCSB-1973197
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library