The Main Stalk: A Synthesis of Navajo PhilosophyUniversity of Arizona Press, 1 juil. 1990 - 221 pages Although they are among the most studied people on earth, the Navajo possess a complex philosophy. . . . A valuable source for those deeply interested in the structure of the Navajo universe, its mythology, and its central concept of long life and happiness. ÑMasterkey This is a stimulating book. Essentially, it criticizes previous discussions of Navajo religion and philosophy for greatly underestimating their complexity and sophistication. . . . What the author discovers in Navajo thought is that the key concepts are interrelated in a grand, moral, ethical, philosophic, and cosmic unity." ÑAmerican Anthropologist "Discredits dualists, both non-Indian and Indian, who see simplistic oppositions of Good and Evil in Navajo culture and philosophy. The concept of walking in beauty, as related to the proper growth of the corn plant, unifies the book, and Farella does some impressive cross-cultural linguistic analysis to derive practical and ceremonial applications of these central Navajo metaphors. . . . This is one of the better books on Indian religion" ÑChoice |
Table des matières
Chapter | 3 |
Chapter 2 | 20 |
Chapter 3 | 69 |
Chapter 5 | 153 |
Chapter 6 | 189 |
Notes to Chapters | 205 |
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abstract ałkéé naa'aashii animate ánít'í associated beauty become beginning behavior bii'gistíín bik’e Blessingway cardinal light cardinal phenomena ceremony Changing Woman chapter concept context continue corn course Coyote created creation Dawn death described diyin dine'é diyinii dualists dził Earth earth's surface entities ethnography everything evil example exist fact Father Berard female Frank Mitchell gender giving birth glossed Haile hogan hózhóójí hózhýýjí inner forms label light phenomena literally living male Man's McNeley means medicine bundle monsters Moon mountains nádlee naghái ashkii naghái bik'e hózhý Native American Church Navajo religion nayée níłch'i noted one's pair person Peyote pleroma prayers primal primary refers Reichard ritual są’a są'a naghái bik'e sense sheep side Slim Curley songs statement story symbols synthetic Talking Talking God temporal theme things thought tion translation twins underworld white shell witch witchcraft Witherspoon 1974 world view Wyman