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" Earth is my mother, sky is my father : "
Trudy Griffin-Pierce ; foreword by N. Scott Momaday ; illustrations by Trudy Griffin-Pierce.
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BL
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1037325
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b791695
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| Main Entry
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Griffin-Pierce, Trudy,1949-2009.
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Earth is my mother, sky is my father : : space, time, and astronomy in Navajo sandpainting /\ Trudy Griffin-Pierce ; foreword by N. Scott Momaday ; illustrations by Trudy Griffin-Pierce.
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1st ed. // 2nd pbk. print.
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| Publication Statement
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Albuquerque :: University of New Mexico Press,, ©1992.
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1 online resource (xxiv, 236 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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0585210020
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0826313892
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0826316344
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9780826313898
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index.
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| Contents
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Foreword / Scott Momaday -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Roots of Navajo Culture -- 3. The Navajo Spiritual World -- 4. Cosmological Order as a Model for Navajo Philosophy and Life -- 5. The Navajo Heavens in Visual Image and Verbal Narrative -- 6. The Constellations as a Cultural Text -- 7. Mother Earth, Father Sky -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix: Field Procedures.
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To the Navajo, sandpaintings are sacred, living entities that reflect the interconnectedness of all living beings - humans, plants, stars, animals, and mountains. This book explores the circularity of Navajo thought in analyses of sandpaintings, Navajo chantway myths, and stories reflected in the celestial constellations. Beginning with an introduction to Navajo history and ethnography, the author explores the spiritual world of the Navajo, their ceremonial practices, and their conceptions of time and stellar motion. The Navajo depict the heavens in a group of sacred sandpaintings, and Griffin-Pierce shows how these images not only communicate the temporal and spatial dimensions of the Navajo universe but also present, in visual form, Navajo ideas about relationships among nature, self, and society. Beautifully illustrated by the author, this well-documented book is based on six years of fieldwork with Navajo chanters and on the author's twenty-year friendship with a Navajo family. Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father is an engaging study for anyone who wants to better understand modern Navajo philosophy and sacred practices.
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Navajo Indians-- Religion.
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Navajo mythology.
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Sandpaintings.
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Art navaho.
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Astronomie navaho.
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Navaho (Indiens)-- Religion.
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Navajo Indians-- Religion.
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Navajo mythology.
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Peinture de sable.
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RELIGION-- Ethnic Tribal.
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Sandpaintings.
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| Dewey Classification
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299/.782
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E99.N3G94 1995eb
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