Prayer of a Navajo Shaman (Classic Reprint) by Washington Matthews (2016, Trade Paperback)
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This "astral body" is believed to be vulnerable to the influence of witchcraft, requiring the intervention of powerful war gods to retrieve it. The book examines the specific beliefs surrounding witchcraft, the roles of various deities in the Navajo pantheon, and the symbolic significance of color and direction in their spiritual practices.
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PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN-101333581564
ISBN-139781333581565
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Book TitlePrayer of a Navajo Shaman (Classic Reprint)
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral
Publication Year2016
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorWashington Matthews
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Weight2.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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SynopsisExcerpt from The Prayer of a Navajo Shaman With other Navajo prayers in my collection the act of supplication is preceded by the offering of a sacrifice, and in the prayer the god is reminded of the votive offering and told what blessings are ex pected in return. With the prayer under consideration, no reference is made to a previous sacrifice and, as far as I could learn, none pre cedes it, although a song in praise of the war god is sometimes sung as a prelude. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Excerpt from The Prayer of a Navajo Shaman The literature purporting to represent the native devotional ex pressions of our North American aborigines so far published is very meager, and much of this scanty material is of doubtful authenticity. For these reasons I offer to the Society for its consideration the Prayer of a Navajo Shaman. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.