In the beginning : the Navajo genesis /
Jerrold E. Levy's analysis of Navajo creation and origin myths shows convincingly that the Navajo religion is as complete and nuanced an attempt to answer humanity's big questions as are the religions brought to North America by Europeans. Looking first at the historical context of the Nav...
| Основен автор: | Levy, Jerrold E., 1930- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
℗♭1998.
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Print version::
In the beginning. |
Съдържание:
- pt. 1. Background. 1. Introduction. 2. Historical Background
- pt. 2. The Myths. 3. The Underworlds. 4. The Emergence and the Present World. 5. Tricksters North and South. 6. Two Traditions
- pt. 3. The Verities. 7. The Creation. 8. Good and Evil, Order and Chaos. 9. Men, Women, and Men-Women. 10. Envoy. Appendix. Classification of Navajo Sings According to Leland Wyman and Clyde Kluckhohn.