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Language and art in the Navajo universe / Gary Witherspoon.

Witherspoon, Gary. (Author).

Summary:

A study of Navajo culture with a view to its philosophical underpinnings examines the dynamism and adaptability of the Navajo language, and the enduring relevance of ritual in the Navajo world-view.

Record details

  • ISBN: 047208965X
  • ISBN: 9780472089659
  • ISBN: 0472089668 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780472089666 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xviii, 214 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1977.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Creating the world through language -- Controlling the world through language -- Classifying the world through language.
Subject:
Navajo Indian - Philosophy.
Navajo language.
Navajo Indian art.
Indians of North America - Southwest, New - Philosophy.
Indians of North America - Southwest, New - Art.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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520 . ‡aA study of Navajo culture with a view to its philosophical underpinnings examines the dynamism and adaptability of the Navajo language, and the enduring relevance of ritual in the Navajo world-view.
650 0. ‡aNavajo Indian - Philosophy.
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