two-spirit peopleMen-women and women-men have a long tradition in Diné (Navajo) culture where they were, and sometimes still are, held in high esteem. Their supernatural prototypes figure prominently in parts of the Diné Origin Story. It is in this cosmological worldview and tradition of ...
1987. Navajo Medicine Bundles or Jish: Acquisition, Transmission, and Disposition in the Past and Present. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. Google Scholar Furst, Peter T. (ed.). 1972. Flesh of the Gods: the Ritual Use of Hallucinogens. New York: Praeger. Google Scholar Furst...
In the beginning, Navajos say, the Holy People gave them the priceless gift of Churro sheep. ...Duin, Julia
Jesus, Peyote, and the Holy People: Alcohol Abuse and the Ethos of Power in Navajo Healing Of the three religious healing traditions that coexist within the contemporary Navajo health care system, the Native American Church (NAC) and Pentecostal ... Garrity,F John - 《Medical Anthropology Quarte...
c.A religious formula or prayer and the holy or sacred power in it and in the officiating priest. 2.Variant ofBrahmin.. 3.alsoBrah·ma(-mə)orBrah·min(-mĭn)Any of a breed of beef cattle developed in the southern United States from stock originating in India and having a hump be...
In the northern section of Petrified Forest lies the Painted Desert, 100 miles of multicolored badlands that stretch through the Navajo Nation to Grand Canyon National Park. A little preparation is required to camp beneath the dark skies, like obtaining a free backcountry permit, but once you ...
Essay about History of the Navajo Tribe Myths are of great importance in the Navajo community because it is believed that it was a way to connect to the Holy People. The myth helps recognize symbolized supernatural in chants, translates the meaning of songs, and explains the importance of the...
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Natural Histories (project still perhaps in progress)—09, 10a, 10b, 12, 13 natural logarithms (+ e, the exponential)—89, 07 nature—93, 14, 20 Navajos—see Native Americans navel gazing—see self-referentiality Navigating the Senses (tabled project, some of which folded into Ark Codex)...
, subjugate, prevail over, checkmate, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), put in their place, blow out of the water (slang), bring to their knees a Navajo myth about a great warrior who conquers the spiritual enemies of his people...