Navaho Religion : : A Study of Symbolism / / Gladys Amanda Reichard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Reichard, Gladys Amanda,
• MitwirkendeR: La Farge, Oliver,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1963
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Bollingen Series (General) ; 106
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (872 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; CHARTS --; FIGURES --; Foreword to the Second Edition --; Preface --; Note on the Navaho Language --; Introduction --; PART ONE: DOGMA --; Chapter 1. Navaho categories --; Chapter 2. World view --; Chapter 3. The nature of man --; Chapter 4. Pantheon: characteristics of supernaturals --; Chapter 5. Pantheon: types of supernaturals --; Chapter 6. Theory of disease --; Chapter 7. Theory of curing --; Chapter 8. Ethics --; PART TWO: SYMBOLISM --; Chapter 9. The nature of symbolism --; Chapter 10. Sex, dominance, and size --; Chapter 11. Alternation, reversal, and negation --; Chapter 12. Color and precious stones --; Chapter 13. Color combinations --; Chapter 14. Number --; Chapter 15. Perceptual symbols --; Chapter 16. Word, formula, and myth --; PART THREE: RITUAL --; Chapter 17. Song --; Chapter 18. Prayersticks --; Chapter 19. Classification of ceremonies --; Chapter 20. Organization of ritual --; Notes --; Concordances --; A. Supernatural beings --; B. Ritualistic ideas --; C. Rites --; List of concordance topics --; Abbreviations --; Bibliography --; Index --; Biographical Note --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400859092; 9783110665925; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400859092
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Gladys Amanda Reichard.

In this in-depth exploration of the symbols found in Navaho legend and ritual, Gladys Reichard discusses the attitude of the tribe members toward their place in the universe, their obligation toward humankind and their gods, and their conception of the supernatural, as well as how the Navaho achieve a harmony within their world through symbolic ceremonial practice.Originally published in 1963.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.