| Blessingway: With Three Versions of the Myth Recorded and Translated from the Navajo by Father Berard Haile, O.F.M. Contributor(s): Wyman, Leland C. (Author), Haile, Berard (Contribution by), Fontana, Bernard L. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0816535833 ISBN-13: 9780816535835 Publisher: University of Arizona Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Indigenous Studies |
| Series: Century Collection |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.94 lbs) 688 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An outstanding 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. |