Navaho legends / collected and translated by Washington Matthews, with illustrations, texts, interlinear translations, and melodies ; foreword by Grace A. McNeley ; orthographic note by Robert W. Young.
Contributor(s): Matthews, Washington
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TextPublisher: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, c1994General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page; Originally published: Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1897.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-278) and index.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 303 p.) : ill.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780585133157 .Subject(s): Navajo Indians -- Folklore | Navajo mythologyGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 398.2/089/972 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge. | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.
Originally published: Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1897.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-278) and index.
The Navaho origin legend -- Natinesthani -- The great shell of Kintyel.
"Navaho Legends is one of the earliest collections of Navajo oral traditions in English, and still the best." "Originally published in 1897, this sensitive translation by Washington Matthews (1843-1905) contains an extensive version of the Origin Legend plus two other tales. These richly detailed legends remain among the most complete sources of Navajo cultural, ritual, and ceremonial information." "This edition is fully faithful to the original, containing Matthews's introduction, extensive notes, interlinear prayer translations, and musical notations, plus a note on modern orthography by Robert W. Young." "Washington Matthews, army major and surgeon, was based in the Southwest. He was one of the earliest recorders of Navajo culture."--BOOK JACKET.
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