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Mythology and Values : An Analysis of Navaho Chantway Myths
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Halpern, Katherine Spencer.
- Series:
- Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society ; Volume 48.
- Memoirs of the American Folklore Society ; Volume 48
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navajo mythology.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : American Folklore Society, 1957.
- Summary:
- In this book, Katherine Spencer examines Navaho cultural values by studying a specific subset of Navaho mythology: chantway myths, part of ceremonies performed to cure illness. She begins with a summary of the general plot construction of chantway myths and the value themes presented in these plots., then discusses “explanatory elements” inserted by the narrators of the myths. She continues with a deeper analysis of the cultural value judgements conveyed by these myths. At the end of the book, Spencer includes abstracts of the myths she discusses.
- Notes:
- Errata leaf inserted.
- Bibliography: p. 235-240.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4773-0639-0
- OCLC:
- 966883589
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