Mythology and values : an analysis of Navaho chantway myths

Type

Book

Authors

Katherine Spencer ( Spencer, Katherine )

ISBN 10

0292735286

ISBN 13

9780292735286

Tags

Navajo mythology, Navajo -- Religion, Navajo -- Legends

Description

"In this book, Katherine Spencer examines Navaho cultural values by studying a specific subset of Navaho mythology: chantway myths, part of ceremonies performed to cure illness. She begins with a summary of the general plot construction of chantway myths and the value themes presented in these plots., then discusses "explanatory elements" inserted by the narrators of the myths. She continues with a deeper analysis of the cultural value judgements conveyed by these myths. At the end of the book, Spencer includes abstracts of the myths she discusses."--Amazon.ca.

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