Navajo Blessingway Singer: The Autobiography of Frank Mitchell, 1881-1967 - Softcover
Fascinating life story of an American Indian ceremonial singer. Includes a full account of the Blessingway rite, the central ceremony of traditional Navajo religion, and a wealth of information on Navajo philosophy and religious practice.
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This important biography of a noted Navajo leader is now available only from UNM Press.
About the Author:
Charlotte J. Frisbie is professor emerita of anthropology at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
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- PublisherUniversity of Arizona Press
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0816505683
- ISBN 13 9780816505685
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages456
- EditorFrisbie Charlotte J., McAllester David P.
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Navajo Blessingway Singer: The Autobiography of Frank Mitchell, 1881-1967, Mitchell, Frank, U Arizona Prtess, 1978, trade pb, 446p, sunned bumped scuffed covers, text tanning tight bind.16.00. Seller Inventory # ABE-795868041
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Book Description Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. 8vo pp. 446, ""A skillful, meticulous, and altogether praiseworthy contribution to Navajo studies. . . . Although the focus of Mitchell's autobiography is upon his role as a Blessingway singer, there is much material here on Navajo history and culture in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Mitchell attended the government school at Fort Defiance,?. book. Seller Inventory # 114040
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