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Navaho religion; a study of symbolism

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: (Bollingen Series XVIII)Princeton, NJ Princeton Univ. Press c1963Edition: 2nd ed., in one volume; 1st paperback ed. 1974Description: [xlviii], [805]p.; illus.; bibliog. notes; appendices; bibliog.; index; notesContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0-691-01798-0
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Contents:
Part One. 1. Navaho categories. 2. World view. the universe. this world. 3. The nature of man. Man's origin. Theory of reproduction. Man's constitution. Life cycle. Death and the dead. Destiny. 4. Pantheon: characteristics of supernaturals. 5. Pantheon: types of supernaturals. Persuadable deities. Undependable deities. Helpers of deity and man. Intermediaries between man and deity. Unpersuadable deities. Dangers conceived as deities. Beings between good and evil. Order of monsters, dangers, and beings-in-between. Gods as Sun manifestations. 6. Theory of disease. Prophylaxis. Disease. Diagnosis. 7. Theory of curing. Intrusion of evil. Purification. Attraction of good. Therapy. 8. Ethics. Meaning. The concept of honor. Sex morals. Animals and plants. Part Two: Symbolism. 9. The nature of symbolism. Place and position. Time and timing. Direction. 10. Sex, dominance, and size. 11. Alternation, reversal and negation. 12. Color and precious stones. Color. Precious stones. 13. Color combinations. Paired colors. Sequence in quadrant arrangement. Sequence in Maltese cross arrangement. Sequence in linear arrangement. Sequence in verbal order. Sequence in outlines. Color associations. 14. Number. Even numbers. Odd numbers. First time. 15. Perceptual symbols. Light and seeing. Sound and hearing. Odor and smell. Food and taste. 16. Word, formula, and myth. Part 3: Ritual. 17. Song. Origin of song. Function and types of song. Content and structure of songs. 18. Prayersticks. Forms. Invocatory offerings. Offering and reward. Deposit of offerings. Talking prayersticks. 19. Classification of ceremonies. Distinguishing symbols. 20. Organization of ritual. The chanter's bundle. Preparation. Disposal. Rite and ceremony. Analysis. Notes. Concordances. A. Supernatural beings. B. Ritualistic ideas. C. Rites. List of concordance topics. . .
Abstract: 'She set out to expound all the manifold elements--some, to the uninitiated observer, large, and some small, but all, to Navaho thinking, important--that make up a complex and apparently disorderly ceremonial system, to classify and explain the symbolism, and, in her Concordances, to reduce most of the diverse elements at least tentatively to order.' Oliver La Farge, in the Foreword
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Part One. 1. Navaho categories. 2. World view. the universe. this world. 3. The nature of man. Man's origin. Theory of reproduction. Man's constitution. Life cycle. Death and the dead. Destiny. 4. Pantheon: characteristics of supernaturals. 5. Pantheon: types of supernaturals. Persuadable deities. Undependable deities. Helpers of deity and man. Intermediaries between man and deity. Unpersuadable deities. Dangers conceived as deities. Beings between good and evil. Order of monsters, dangers, and beings-in-between. Gods as Sun manifestations. 6. Theory of disease. Prophylaxis. Disease. Diagnosis. 7. Theory of curing. Intrusion of evil. Purification. Attraction of good. Therapy. 8. Ethics. Meaning. The concept of honor. Sex morals. Animals and plants. Part Two: Symbolism. 9. The nature of symbolism. Place and position. Time and timing. Direction. 10. Sex, dominance, and size. 11. Alternation, reversal and negation. 12. Color and precious stones. Color. Precious stones. 13. Color combinations. Paired colors. Sequence in quadrant arrangement. Sequence in Maltese cross arrangement. Sequence in linear arrangement. Sequence in verbal order. Sequence in outlines. Color associations. 14. Number. Even numbers. Odd numbers. First time. 15. Perceptual symbols. Light and seeing. Sound and hearing. Odor and smell. Food and taste. 16. Word, formula, and myth. Part 3: Ritual. 17. Song. Origin of song. Function and types of song. Content and structure of songs. 18. Prayersticks. Forms. Invocatory offerings. Offering and reward. Deposit of offerings. Talking prayersticks. 19. Classification of ceremonies. Distinguishing symbols. 20. Organization of ritual. The chanter's bundle. Preparation. Disposal. Rite and ceremony. Analysis. Notes. Concordances. A. Supernatural beings. B. Ritualistic ideas. C. Rites. List of concordance topics. . .

'She set out to expound all the manifold elements--some, to the uninitiated observer, large, and some small, but all, to Navaho thinking, important--that make up a complex and apparently disorderly ceremonial system, to classify and explain the symbolism, and, in her Concordances, to reduce most of the diverse elements at least tentatively to order.' Oliver La Farge, in the Foreword

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