The desideratum of navajo religion is the attainment of a state of harmony with nature, the cosmos, ones family, and ones self. This work of eighthundred pages in two volumes is a compilation derived from the. It was gladys reichards extensive study of navaho symbolism in the book navaho religion that inspired maud oakess initial interest in studying navaho sandpainting. The ritual meaning of corn pollen among the navajo indians volume 23 issue 4 thomas m.
Navaho, who had been the center of so much of her field work, were not far off. Macmillan, c1934, by gladys amanda reichard illustrated html with commentary at filed under. In this indepth exploration of the symbols found in navaho legend and ritual, gladys reichard discusses the attitude of the tribe members. Reconstructing elements of protoathabaskan folklore and religion article pdf available in folklore 1271. A brief account of the navaho and their ceremonial system religion and practice of ritual, with its sanctioning mythology, provides.
The final chapter deals with changes in the ritual in response to navaho ac culturation. Gladys amanda reichard, coeur dalene, interior salishan. Distinctive features of navaho religion southwestern. Reichard collection dates 18831984, 19051967 extent 96. Prices in gbp apply to orders placed in great britain only. Kluckhohn 1944, 1949, katherine spencer 1957, and gladys reichard 1944. Pieces of white shell terry tempest williams prologue. In 1930, when gladys reichard came to stay with the family of redpoint, a wellknown navajo singer, it. In 1930, when gladys reichard came to stay with the family of redpoint. Sandpaintings of the navaho shootingvay and the walcott. First page pdf 900 kb permissions distinctive features of navaho religion. Thompson introduction imagine, for a moment, that when you. This work is the eighteenth in a series of books sponsored and published by bollingen foundation.
Comparative research on the zahir and batin thought pdf. Gladys reichard in her comprehensive study, navajo religion, wrote, the body of navajo mythology is to the navajo chanters what the bible is to our theologians. In writingnavaho religion, gladys reichard undertook a stupendous task, at which she was eminently successful. Navaho religion seems to be a mass of details, something like an encyclopedia, a compendium of facts that one could consult but not a. Reichard whom red moustache had instructed in the big star and endurance chants reichard 19m, 1930s or 1940s. Reichards navaho religionxviii, was a landmark in the field. A study of symbolism, princeton university press, 1990, page 141. Solved consider the following incident reported by the. Prices in represent the retail prices valid in germany unless otherwise indicated.
This book was originally ed in 1950, well before american anthropology became heavily politicized, so i see no reason to suppose that its information is slanted. This article was published in southwestern journal of anthropology 19451972, which is continued by journal of anthropological research 1973present. The ritual meaning of corn pollen among the navajo indians. Dine biyekah, the navajo homeland, within sight of the snowtipped san. A study of symbolism, princeton university press, 1963, p. He thought that the whites were the successors and for this reason was not only willing to teach them the fundamentals of navaho. Utah state university press, c2000, by navajo oshley, ed.
Gladys reichards ear working papers in linguistics university of. Bollingen series xviii, pantheon books, new york, 1950. Healing talk and experience in the navajo lightning way show all authors. Cited in, garth hallett, a companion to wittgensteins, op. School of american research press, 1988, chapter 3. Navaho religion by gladys amanda reichard waterstones. Navaho religion gladys amanda reichard published by princeton university press reichard, gladys amanda. Gladys reichard lived with navajos for many years and was interested in weaving, then sandpaintings, then how navajo religion worked, and where sandpaintings fit into the picture.
Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Chapter 4 is perhaps the weakest part of the book, relying heavily on previous interpreta tions of navaho religion by clyde kluckhohn and gladys reichard rather than using the data presented earlier to reach new conclusions. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. See andrew hunter whiteford, southwestern indian baskets. A study of symbolism bollingen series xviii, princeton university press, 1950, 1977, p. Author title analytical bibliography of navajo reading. Many readers will be most attracted by the way wallace has transformed. Of the navajo way, gladys reichard says in navaho religion, it must be considered as a design in harmony, a striving for rapport between man and every phase of nature, the earth and the waters under the earth, the sky and the land beyond the sky, and, of course, the earth and everything on and in it. Reichard 1983, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at. Sandpaintings of the navaho shootingway and the walcott collection.
American indian linguistic contributions of gladys a. During the same years she worked with pliny earle goddard, and the closeness of that relationship was to last until his death. In this indepth exploration of the symbols found in navaho legend and ritual, gladys reichard discusses the attitude of the tribe members toward their place in the universe, their obligation toward humankind and their gods, and their conception of the supernatural, as well as how the navaho achieve a harmony within their world through symbolic ceremonial practice. Franc johnson and gladys reichard 1975 sandpaintings of the navajo shooting chant. Spider woman, a story of navajo weavers and chanters by gladys reichard 1934 the intersection of mythology and material culture among navajo weaver women. Richard is an anthropologist whos goal was the study of navajo rugs, the book is a. Gladys reichard, an anthropologist who did field work in navajo religion and has published a great deal about the navajo and their language, used her own writing system see listings in item 40. As an artist, oakes was immediately fascinated by the complex color systems in the paintings. She set out to expound all the manifold elementssome, to the uninitiated observer, large, and some small, but all, to navaho thinking, importantthat make up a complex and apparently disorderly ceremonial system, to classify and explain the symbolism, and, in her concordances, to. Reichard, navaho religion a study of symbolism, princeton university press, new york, 1950 1963, p.
In this indepth exploration of the symbols found in navaho legend and ritual, gladys reichard discusses the attitude of the tribe members toward their place in. Publication date 1974 topics navajo indians, symbolism publisher. She tries to clasify and group elements of the sandpaintings and show how they referred to navajo precepts. Gladys amanda reichard was an american anthropologist and linguist. Like many other bollingen authors,the great historian of jewish mysticism gershom scholem had been introduced to. Second edition, hardback, first printing, november 1963, one volume, 804 pages, 18 charts, 29 figures.
Gladys reichard among the navajo between 1930 and 1960, gladys reichard was the most important. Thompsonprostitutiona choice ignored some cases their fathers or husbands, they could. Navaho religion by gladys amanda reichard overdrive. Navajo creation myth by hasteen klah, recorded by mary c. Consider the following incident reported by the anthropologist gladys. She began to realize that religion lay at the center of navajo lif the core from which all else. If you are interested in navajo rug weaving, myth, or religion, this is a must read. Measurement 1983, gladys reichards navaho religion 1963, sandra zimdarsswartzs encountering mary. Significant work on navajo religion and philosophy dates from the late. Gladys armanda reichard gladys armanda reichard smith, marian w. Gladys reichard at the frontiers of navajo culture jstor. Reichard in a discussion of navaho statements about the end of their world their culture and way of life.