Blessingway, with three versions of the myth recorded and translated from the Navajo by Father Berard Haile

Type

Book

Authors

Leland C. Wyman ( Wyman, Leland C. )

Berard Haile ( Haile, Berard )

ISBN 10

0816501785

ISBN 13

9780816501786

Tags

Blessingway (Navajo rite), Navajo -- Rites and ceremonies, Navajo

Abstract

"An outstanding work crafted</b> 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."--Amazon.

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