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The Main Stalk: A Synthesis of Navajo Philosophy
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Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Although they are among the most studied people on earth, the Navajo possess a complex philosophy...A valuable source for those deeply interested in the structure of the Navajo universe, its mythology, and its central concept of long life and happiness. Masterkey This is a stimulating book. Essentially, it criticizes previous discussions of Navajo religion and philosophy for greatly underestimating their complexity and sophistication...What the author discovers in Navajo thought is that the key concepts are interrelated in a grand, moral, ethical, philosophic, and cosmic unity."" American Anthropologist ""Discredits dualists, both non-Indian and Indian, who see simplistic oppositions of ... Read more
Although they are among the most studied people on earth, the Navajo possess a complex philosophy...A valuable source for those deeply interested in the structure of the Navajo universe, its mythology, and its central concept of long life and happiness. Masterkey This is a stimulating book. Essentially, it criticizes previous discussions of Navajo religion and philosophy for greatly underestimating their complexity and sophistication...What the author discovers in Navajo thought is that the key concepts are interrelated in a grand, moral, ethical, philosophic, and cosmic unity."" American Anthropologist ""Discredits dualists, both non-Indian and Indian, who see simplistic oppositions of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816512102
SKU
V9780816512102
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