This lively account of a pioneering anthropologist's experiences with a Navajo family grew out of the author's desire to learn to weave as a way of participating in Navajo culture rather than observing it from the outside. In 1930, when Gladys Reichard came to stay with the family of Red-Point, a well-known Navajo singer, it was unusual for an ...
In this in-depth exploration of the symbols found in Navaho legend and ritual, Gladys Reichard discusses the attitude to the tribe members toward their place in the universe, their obligation toward humankind and their gods, and their conception of the supernatural.
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