Navajo sacred places
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Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1994.
Physical Desc
vi, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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Community College of Aurora - CentreTech - BOOKS
E 99 .N3 K3355 1994
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E 99 .N3 K3355 1994
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Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1994.
Format
Book
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-252) and index.
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The Navajo see even the most minute parts of their homelands and surrounding territory as infused with sacred significance. Places of special power are the most alive, and stories usually go with them. Navajos visit these places to connect with their power. The places anchor the ways of Navajo life as well as the stories about the origins and the correct pursuit of those ways. Navajos have responded to curiosity about these places and landscapes by trying to keep the locations and stories behind them secret - to save the sites from destruction and to keep their power from being sapped. In the face of unbridled land development, however, protecting the landscapes may mean telling the stories, and it is in that spirit that Kelley and Francis discuss the Navajo's sacred landscapes and the stories that go with them. Navajos tell many kinds of stories, both old and new, about these landscapes, and Kelley and Francis have included some of these stories in this book. The authors believe that in time more examples may be revealed with the blessing of the Navajos who care for them, but the day when Navajos willingly give many such stories to others will come only when the Navajo people themselves have gained control over the use of their land
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kelley, K. B., & Francis, H. (1994). Navajo sacred places . Indiana University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kelley, Klara B and Harris Francis. 1994. Navajo Sacred Places. Indiana University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kelley, Klara B and Harris Francis. Navajo Sacred Places Indiana University Press, 1994.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kelley, Klara B., and Harris Francis. Navajo Sacred Places Indiana University Press, 1994.
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