Blessingway /
Work crafted from the handwritten pages of translations from the Navajo of the late Father Berard Haile giving three separate versions of the Blessingway rite with each version consisting of a prose text accompanied by the ritual songs and prayers. Valuable insights into the character and use of the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tucson :
University of Arizona Press,
[2017]
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| Edition: | Century Collection edition. |
| Series: | Century collection (University of Arizona Press)
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| Summary: | Work crafted from the handwritten pages of translations from the Navajo of the late Father Berard Haile giving three separate versions of the Blessingway rite with each version consisting of a prose text accompanied by the ritual songs and prayers. Valuable insights into the character and use of the Blessingway rite; its ceremonial procedures, its mythology, and its drypaintings. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 1970. |
| Physical Description: | xxviii, 660 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 635-637) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0816535833 9780816535835 |