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Dinéjí Na'nitin [[electronic resource] ] : Navajo traditional teachings and history / / Robert S. McPherson
Dinéjí Na'nitin [[electronic resource] ] : Navajo traditional teachings and history / / Robert S. McPherson
Autore McPherson Robert S. <1947->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boulder, : University Press of Colorado, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina 979.1004/9726
Soggetto topico Navajo Indians - History
Navajo philosophy
Navajo Indians - Social life and customs
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-4571-7396-4
1-4571-7398-0
1-60732-217-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction: Entering the Táchééh; NOTES; 1 Wind, Hand, and Stars: Reading the Past, Finding the Future through Divination; WIND LISTENING; STAR GAZING; HAND TREMBLING; NOTES; 2 The 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic: A Cultural Response; ANGLO TOWN RESPONSE; RURAL MORMON COMMUNITY RESPONSE; NAVAJO RESPONSE; UTE RESPONSE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 3 Sacred Evil: The Dark Side of Life along the San Juan; ORIGIN AND TYPES OF SACRED EVIL; SACRED EVIL AND ITS PRACTITIONERS; PLACES OF POWER; MEDICINE BUNDLES AND SKINWALKERS
MEDICINE MEN: DETECTION AND PROTECTIONNOTES; 4 "Too Much Noise in That Bunch across the River": Ba'álílee and the 1907 Aneth Brawl; THE EARLY YEARS; SHELTON: OPENING SALVOS; BA'ÁLÍLEE BITES BACK; TIT FOR TAT; ATTACK AND CAPTURE; JUDGMENT, REVERSAL, AND AFTERMATH; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 5 Traditional Teachings and Thought: Navajo Metaphors of the Elders; TEACHINGS OF THE FIRE POKER (HONEESHGISH); HOGAN AS UNIVERSE; THE BODY AS METAPHOR; THE WEDDING BASKET AS LIFE'S JOURNEY; TEACHINGS OF HOME, MARRIAGE, AND FAMILY; FACING CULTURAL LOSS; NOTES
6 "He Stood for Us Strongly": Father H. Baxter Liebler's Mission to the NavajoESTABLISHING THE MISSION IN THE MAN; ESTABLISHING SAINT CHRISTOPHER'S MISSION; CREATING AND USING THE LITURGY; THE POWER OF SYMBOLS; MINISTERING TO THE PEOPLE; THE END OF AN ERA; NOTES; 7 Seeing Is Believing: The Odyssey of the Pectol Shields; PECTOL'S AND OTHER LDS INTERPRETATIONS; THE SHIELDS: FAME, DEFAME, AND REINTERPRETATION; OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND MUSEUMS; ENTER NATIVE AMERICANS AND NAGPRA; JOHN HOLIDAY AND THE NAVAJO INTERPRETATION; REPATRIATION AND AFTERMATH; NOTES
8 Of Stars, Goats, and Wind: Navajo Metaphors Then and NowMETAPHOR AND MEANING; TRADITIONAL METAPHORS; FROM TRADITIONAL TO CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION; KINSHIP AND METAPHOR; CHANGING METAPHORICAL THOUGHT; METAPHORS FOR TODAY; NOTES; 9 Gambling on the Future: Navajo Elders, Jiní, and Prophetic Warnings; GREAT GAMBLER: THE TEACHINGS; GREAT GAMBLER AND ANAASÁZÍ: CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION; GOING "CRAZY"; LANGUAGE LOSS; EDUCATION AND TODAY'S SOCIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNS OF THE TIMES; END OF THE WORLD; NOTES; Bibliography; GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS AND ARCHIVES; INTERVIEWS; BOOKS AND ARTICLES; MANUSCRIPTS
NEWSPAPERSIndex
Record Nr. UNINA-9910463024503321
McPherson Robert S. <1947->  
Boulder, : University Press of Colorado, c2012
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Dinéjí Na'nitin [[electronic resource] ] : Navajo traditional teachings and history / / Robert S. McPherson
Dinéjí Na'nitin [[electronic resource] ] : Navajo traditional teachings and history / / Robert S. McPherson
Autore McPherson Robert S. <1947->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boulder, : University Press of Colorado, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina 979.1004/9726
Soggetto topico Navajo Indians - History
Navajo philosophy
Navajo Indians - Social life and customs
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-4571-7396-4
1-4571-7398-0
1-60732-217-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction: Entering the Táchééh; NOTES; 1 Wind, Hand, and Stars: Reading the Past, Finding the Future through Divination; WIND LISTENING; STAR GAZING; HAND TREMBLING; NOTES; 2 The 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic: A Cultural Response; ANGLO TOWN RESPONSE; RURAL MORMON COMMUNITY RESPONSE; NAVAJO RESPONSE; UTE RESPONSE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 3 Sacred Evil: The Dark Side of Life along the San Juan; ORIGIN AND TYPES OF SACRED EVIL; SACRED EVIL AND ITS PRACTITIONERS; PLACES OF POWER; MEDICINE BUNDLES AND SKINWALKERS
MEDICINE MEN: DETECTION AND PROTECTIONNOTES; 4 "Too Much Noise in That Bunch across the River": Ba'álílee and the 1907 Aneth Brawl; THE EARLY YEARS; SHELTON: OPENING SALVOS; BA'ÁLÍLEE BITES BACK; TIT FOR TAT; ATTACK AND CAPTURE; JUDGMENT, REVERSAL, AND AFTERMATH; CONCLUSION; NOTES; 5 Traditional Teachings and Thought: Navajo Metaphors of the Elders; TEACHINGS OF THE FIRE POKER (HONEESHGISH); HOGAN AS UNIVERSE; THE BODY AS METAPHOR; THE WEDDING BASKET AS LIFE'S JOURNEY; TEACHINGS OF HOME, MARRIAGE, AND FAMILY; FACING CULTURAL LOSS; NOTES
6 "He Stood for Us Strongly": Father H. Baxter Liebler's Mission to the NavajoESTABLISHING THE MISSION IN THE MAN; ESTABLISHING SAINT CHRISTOPHER'S MISSION; CREATING AND USING THE LITURGY; THE POWER OF SYMBOLS; MINISTERING TO THE PEOPLE; THE END OF AN ERA; NOTES; 7 Seeing Is Believing: The Odyssey of the Pectol Shields; PECTOL'S AND OTHER LDS INTERPRETATIONS; THE SHIELDS: FAME, DEFAME, AND REINTERPRETATION; OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND MUSEUMS; ENTER NATIVE AMERICANS AND NAGPRA; JOHN HOLIDAY AND THE NAVAJO INTERPRETATION; REPATRIATION AND AFTERMATH; NOTES
8 Of Stars, Goats, and Wind: Navajo Metaphors Then and NowMETAPHOR AND MEANING; TRADITIONAL METAPHORS; FROM TRADITIONAL TO CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION; KINSHIP AND METAPHOR; CHANGING METAPHORICAL THOUGHT; METAPHORS FOR TODAY; NOTES; 9 Gambling on the Future: Navajo Elders, Jiní, and Prophetic Warnings; GREAT GAMBLER: THE TEACHINGS; GREAT GAMBLER AND ANAASÁZÍ: CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION; GOING "CRAZY"; LANGUAGE LOSS; EDUCATION AND TODAY'S SOCIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNS OF THE TIMES; END OF THE WORLD; NOTES; Bibliography; GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS AND ARCHIVES; INTERVIEWS; BOOKS AND ARTICLES; MANUSCRIPTS
NEWSPAPERSIndex
Record Nr. UNINA-9910526606603321
McPherson Robert S. <1947->  
Boulder, : University Press of Colorado, c2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Northern Navajo Frontier 1860 1900 / Robert S. McPherson
Northern Navajo Frontier 1860 1900 / Robert S. McPherson
Autore McPherson Robert S. <1947->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Utah State University, University Libraries, 2001
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (133 pages)
Disciplina 979.1004/972
Soggetto topico Frontier and pioneer life - Southwest, New
Navajo Indians - Land tenure
Navajo Indians - History
ISBN 1-283-26741-1
9786613267412
0-87421-671-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1 Setting the Stage --2 Navajos, Utes and the Paiute Connection 1860-80 --3 Monster Slayer Meets the Mormons on the Northern Navajo Frontier, 1870-1900 --4 Navajos, Mormons, and Henry L. Mitchell: Cauldron of Conflict on the San Juan --5 Indians, Anglos, and Ungulates: Resource Competition on the San Juan --6 Boats, Booze, and Barter: Trade on the Norther Navajo Frontier, 1870-1910 --7 Boundaries, Bonanzas, and Bickering: Consolidation of the Northern Navajo Frontier, 1870-1905 --8 Conclusion --Notes --References --Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910146264703321
McPherson Robert S. <1947->  
Utah State University, University Libraries, 2001
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Northern Navajo Frontier 1860 1900 / Robert S. McPherson
Northern Navajo Frontier 1860 1900 / Robert S. McPherson
Autore McPherson Robert S. <1947->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Utah State University, University Libraries, 2001
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (133 pages)
Disciplina 979.1004/972
Soggetto topico Frontier and pioneer life - Southwest, New
Navajo Indians - Land tenure
Navajo Indians - History
ISBN 1-283-26741-1
9786613267412
0-87421-671-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1 Setting the Stage --2 Navajos, Utes and the Paiute Connection 1860-80 --3 Monster Slayer Meets the Mormons on the Northern Navajo Frontier, 1870-1900 --4 Navajos, Mormons, and Henry L. Mitchell: Cauldron of Conflict on the San Juan --5 Indians, Anglos, and Ungulates: Resource Competition on the San Juan --6 Boats, Booze, and Barter: Trade on the Norther Navajo Frontier, 1870-1910 --7 Boundaries, Bonanzas, and Bickering: Consolidation of the Northern Navajo Frontier, 1870-1905 --8 Conclusion --Notes --References --Index.
Record Nr. UNISA-996201854903316
McPherson Robert S. <1947->  
Utah State University, University Libraries, 2001
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
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Navajo tradition, Mormon life [[electronic resource] ] : the autobiography and teachings of Jim Dandy / / Robert S. McPherson, Jim Dandy, and Sarah E. Burak
Navajo tradition, Mormon life [[electronic resource] ] : the autobiography and teachings of Jim Dandy / / Robert S. McPherson, Jim Dandy, and Sarah E. Burak
Autore McPherson Robert S. <1947->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (307 p.)
Disciplina 289.3092
Altri autori (Persone) DandyJim
BurakSarah E
Soggetto topico Mormons
Navajo Indians
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-60781-222-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Jim's life and times in perspective: an overview of navajo and mormon history -- Praying to jesus, standing for monster slayer: traditional navajo syncretism and lds beliefs -- Jim?s early years: ?only a stick is left standing? -- Learning of navajo culture: teachings of the hogan and life -- Boarding schools and placement: education in the dandy family -- Of mission, college, and marriage: the ties that bind -- Education as a life?s work: serving the people -- Holy people, the creation, and its end: the navajo world -- Animals, birds, and insects: their place and power -- Offerings, songs, and ceremonies: interacting with the holy people -- The light and dark sides: avoiding and curing evil.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910461968103321
McPherson Robert S. <1947->  
Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Navajo tradition, Mormon life [[electronic resource] ] : the autobiography and teachings of Jim Dandy / / Robert S. McPherson, Jim Dandy, and Sarah E. Burak
Navajo tradition, Mormon life [[electronic resource] ] : the autobiography and teachings of Jim Dandy / / Robert S. McPherson, Jim Dandy, and Sarah E. Burak
Autore McPherson Robert S. <1947->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (307 p.)
Disciplina 289.3092
Altri autori (Persone) DandyJim
BurakSarah E
Soggetto topico Latter Day Saints
Navajo Indians
ISBN 1-60781-222-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Jim's life and times in perspective: an overview of navajo and mormon history -- Praying to jesus, standing for monster slayer: traditional navajo syncretism and lds beliefs -- Jim?s early years: ?only a stick is left standing? -- Learning of navajo culture: teachings of the hogan and life -- Boarding schools and placement: education in the dandy family -- Of mission, college, and marriage: the ties that bind -- Education as a life?s work: serving the people -- Holy people, the creation, and its end: the navajo world -- Animals, birds, and insects: their place and power -- Offerings, songs, and ceremonies: interacting with the holy people -- The light and dark sides: avoiding and curing evil.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910838297003321
McPherson Robert S. <1947->  
Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui