Navaho Religion: A Study of Symbolism
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Author: Reichard, Gladys (1893-1955)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Pub Date: 1990 (Reprint edition)
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair. Binding tight. Wrinkling to tops of first few pages–but NOT the cover (I don’t think it’s water damage, but I don’t know what else would cause it). Lower front cover corner has small bend. Edge wear. Previous owner’s name marked out on inside front cover.
Notes: Reprint of the 1950 edition. “…there is so much more to the dance, song, and sandpainting than the primitiveness that meets the casual eye; that there is a religious system which has for years enabled the Navaho to retain their identity in rapidly changing world. Its aim is to show how and why these people are preoccupied with ritual, and further, how the principles of their system differ so radically from our own as to be almost incomprehensible to whites, even after considerable study.” (From the Introduction)
