Mythology and Values

An Analysis of Navaho Chantway Myths

By:

Katherine Spencer

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

American Folklore Society Memoir Series

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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.

Author Biography:

Katherine Spencer, later Katherine Spencer Halpern (1913–2004), was an anthropologist and a research associate with the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.

Release date Australia

January 1st, 1957

Author

Katherine Spencer

Series

American Folklore Society Memoir Series

Pages

248

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Dimensions

152x229x14

ISBN-13

9780292735286

Product ID

16135194

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