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1	Patterns of Culture more books like this by Ruth Benedict add to wishlist For more than a generation, this pioneering book has been an indispensable introduction to the field of anthropology. Here, in her study of three sharply contrasting cultures, Benedict puts forward her famous thesis that a people's culture is an integrated whole, a "personality writ large". Includes a preface from Margaret Mead. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.48! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Voice of the eagle more books like this by Linda Lay Shuler add to wishlist Set in pre-historic America, this novel follows the fortunes of the Anasazi Indian tribe. The blue-eyed Kwani, whose special powers mark her out, is travelling through hostile territory with her mate and newborn son. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.01! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Zuni Fetishes: Using Native American Sacred Objects for Meditation, Reflection, and Insight more books like this by Hal Zina Bennett, PH.D., Timothy White (Illustrator) add to wishlist The Zuni have traditionally used small stone carvings of animal figures as power objects and mediators between themselves and the spirit world. Any object that has special meaning can be used as a fetish. In this fascinating, informative, and beautifully illustrated guide to the fetishes of the Zuni people of New Mexico, Hal Zina Bennett explores ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Boy Who Made Dragonfly: A Zuni Myth more books like this by Tony Hillerman add to wishlist Retells a Zuni myth in which a young boy and his sister gain the wisdom that makes them leaders of their people through the intercession of a dragonfly. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.86! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story more books like this by Penny Pollock, Ed Young (Illustrator) add to wishlist In this Cinderella variant the poor girl who takes care of the turkeys is rewarded for her kindness to them. Knowing that the girl wants to attend the Dance of the Sacred Bird, a fancy party in a nearby village, the turkeys magically dress her in wonderful clothes and jewels. The girl promises the birds that she will return before sunset but, ... see all copies from $21.79! first editions
6	My Adventures in Zuni more books like this by Frank H Cushing add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! new only from $19.99! \| first editions
7	The Zuni Man-Woman more books like this by Will Roscoe add to wishlist "The Zuni Man-Woman" focuses on the life of Weawha (1849-96), the Zuni who was perhaps the most famous berdache (an individual who combined the work and traits of both men and women) in American Indian history. Through Weawhaas exceptional life, Will Roscoe creates a vivid picture of an alternative gender role whose history has been hidden and ... see all copies from $2.67! new only from $29.94! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Treasures of the Zuni more books like this by Theda Bassman, Northland, Jerry Jacka (Photographer) add to wishlist These books showcase between five and six hundred items, from classics to modern innovations, from the affordable to the rare, in nearly one hundred beautiful color photographs. Complete with sections on jewelry, kachinas, baskets and plaques, pottery, paintings and new crafts, the author outlines the history of the tribes and their arts. see all copies from $9.97! new only from $46.05! \| first editions
9	Zuni Jewelry more books like this by Theda Bassman add to wishlist The lovely stone inlay work in Zuni jewelry is world famous and here it is shown in popular forms for men and women. 90 brilliant color photographs and a brand new price guide present hundreds of Zuni jewelry forms to tempt and delight collectors throughout Asia, Europe and America. Modern artists are identified. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.36!
10	Zuñi folk tales more books like this by Frank Hamilton Cushing (Compiled by) add to wishlist Classic Account Of Native American Folklore By The Pioneer Ethnologist And Adopted Member Of The Zuni Tribe. According To J. Frank Dobie, Cushing Had Rare Imagination And Sympathy. His Retelling Of Tales Are Far Superior To Verbatim Recordings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.28! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Finding the Center: Narrative Poetry of the Zuni Indians more books like this by Dennis Tedlock (Translator) add to wishlist "A brilliant gathering of Zuni narrative poetry collected by anthropologist Dennis Tedlock in New Mexico...Tedlock's Zuni narrators seem like singers of some pueblo Beowulf, orchestrating oral traditions with voices they use like instruments, and whose inflections Tedlock captures in differing type faces." - "Newsweek." "Dennis Tedlock's splendid ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $50.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	Dragonfly's Tale more books like this by Kristina Rodanas add to wishlist In this Native American tale, two children regain the Corn Maidens' blessing after a poor harvest. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.31! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Ruth Benedict: A Humanist in Anthropology more books like this by Margaret Mead, Professor Lois Banner (Foreword by), Professor Nancy Lutkehaus (Foreword by) add to wishlist By weaving discussions of the personal and professional writings of Ruth Benedict (1887-1948), Margaret Mead offers a deeply insightful portrait of a woman who overcame the barriers of sexism to become one of the most compelling intellectual figures in twentieth-century American life. In this work, Mead defends Benedict's humanistic approach to ... see all copies from $3.60! new only from $6.00!
14 view cover	The Zuni and the American Imagination more books like this by Eliza McFeely add to wishlist A bold new study of the Zuni, of the first anthropologists who studied them, and of the effect of Zuni on America's sense of itself The Zuni society existed for centuries before there was a United States, and it still exists in its desert pueblo in what is now New Mexico. In the late nineteenth century, anthropologists-among the first in this new ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
15 view cover	Idonapshe Let's Eat: Traditional Zuni Foods more books like this by Rita Edaakie, Ashiwi Awan Museum and Heritage Center, Raclynn Cachini (Illustrator) add to wishlist This cookbook from Zuni Pueblo, in western New Mexico, is a compendium of recipes, folklore and even linguistic information. Compiled by Zuni people, written for both natives and outsiders, it is illustrated by young Zuni artists together with historic photos from pueblo archives. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.70!
16 view cover	The Zunis more books like this by Alice K Flanagan add to wishlist Examines the history, culture, and society of the Zuni Indians, one of the groups of Pueblo Indians living in New Mexico. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.63! \| SVS
17 view cover	Finding the Center: The Art of the Zuni Storyteller, Second Edition more books like this by Dennis Tedlock (Translator) add to wishlist 'Tedlock's book introduces into folklore an attempt to create a verbal notation of the speech dynamics of the original narrators...The realization comes over one with a shock that our infatuation with story has, for all these years, obliterated all but the most rudimentary considerations of style' - "American Anthropologist". This second edition ... see all copies from $4.82! new only from $32.12! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Beautiful and the Dangerous: Encounters with the Zuni Indians more books like this by Barbara Tedlock add to wishlist Based on over twenty years' research at Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico, this honest and respectful book takes us into the heart of one Zuni family and allows us to witness the world through its members' eyes. We see the joys of love, marriage, and childbirth and the tragedies of illness, alcoholism, and death. We rediscover the South-western landscape, ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $23.76! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Zuni more books like this by Nancy Bonvillain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Zuni Fetishism more books like this by Kirko, Ruth Kirk add to wishlist This work, which studies 25 different pieces from ten categories of fetishes, provides significant insight into the life and minds of the Zuni people. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.29! \| first editions
21	Ruth Benedict more books like this by Margaret Mead add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $84.78! \| first editions \| SVS
22	The Beautiful and the Dangerous: 2dialogues with the Zuni Indians more books like this by Barbara Tedlock add to wishlist A brilliant anthropologist gives readers an empathetic and highly personal vision of an embattled Native American culture. Tedlock has lived among the Zuni Indians of New Mexico for 22 years, and her striking book introduces us to vividly realized human beings and to a society whose age and complexity often make our own seem crude and transient by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.60! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Zuni more books like this by Petra Press add to wishlist - Historical drawings and photographs - Maps of tribal lands - Timelines - Table of contents, index, and glossary - Additional resources and facts see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.00! \| SVS
24 view cover	Ahaiyute and Cloud Eater more books like this by Vladimir Hulpach, Marek Zawadzki (Illustrator) add to wishlist A retelling of a traditional Zuni tale of the American Southwest. Now that Ahaiyute has reached the age to become a warrior, he must accomplish a great deed to prove himself worthy. With the help of his grandmother, he sets out to capture the Cloud Eater and bring rain back to his people. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25 view cover	The Zunis more books like this by Katherine M Doherty, Craig A Doherty add to wishlist Examines the history, religion, social structure, and daily life of the Zuni Indians, one of the groups of Pueblo Indians living in New Mexico. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions

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