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The Navajos (1909)

Politics & Social Sciences

Lipps, Oscar H.

Social Sciences

Kessinger Publishing

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...of their fathers Ha-tal-i before them. Many of their ceremonies, which are usually performed for the healing of the sick, are very long, elaborate and intricate rites, being often of nine days duration. The priest of the ceremony is called ha-tal-i, which signifies chanter, or singer. It requires many years of patient work to learn one of the great rites perfectly, there being in many of them more than two hundred different songs to be memorized, and no priest attempts to learn more than one of the great rites, though he may know some of the rites of many of the minor ceremonies. In many of their ceremonies the Navajos masquerade in the paraphernalia of their favorite gods, and while posing as a god they may gesticulate and utter strange sounds yet they must never speak. The Navajo is for the time being, to all intents and purposes, the god he represents himself to be, and he hears prayers and accepts sacrifices, not as a Navajo, but as the god he is impersonating. He deceives no one, but acts simply as an impersonator of divinity, much the same as the priests of our Christian churches do when they receive offerings, hear confessions and dispense blessings. The ceremony of the Mountain Chant is perhaps one of the most elaborate rites celebrated by the Nava jos. It is founded on a myth, The Mountain Chant the burden of which is the story of the wanderings of a family of six Navajos, the father, mother, two sons and two daughters. These people wandered for many days in the vicinity of the Carrizo mountains, then journeyed far to the north, crossing the San Juan river. The legend relates that the two sons provided meat for the family by hunting rabbits, wood rats and other small animals, and how the two daughters gathered edible seeds and...

Little History of the Navajos (Little Histories of North American Indians)

History

Americas

Avanyu Pub

The Navajos

BiblioLife

<p>The Shelf2Life Native American Studies Collection is a unique set of pre-1923 materials that explore the characteristics and customs of North American Indians. From traditional songs and dance of the Apache and Navajo to the intricate patterns of Arapaho moccasins, these titles explore the symbolic meaning of Native American music and art. Complex relationships between tribal groups and government are also examined, highlighting the historic struggle for land rights, while the retelling of ancient myths and legends emphasize a belief in the interconnection of humans and nature and provide readers with significant insight into a culture deeply rooted in spirituality. The Shelf2Life Native American Studies Collection provides an invaluable perspective into Native American culture and politics during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.</p>

BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research)

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