Sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant

Sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 136
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ISBN-10 : 0486231410
ISBN-13 : 9780486231419
Rating : 4/5 (419 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant by : Franc Johnson Newcomb

Download or read book Sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant written by Franc Johnson Newcomb and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic of ethnology, reproducing in full color 35 sandpaintings from this important Navajo healing ceremony and analyzing their composition and artistic devices. The rites are described and explained and the symbolism and myth they express thoroughly explored.


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