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.
- ISBN10 1477306404
- ISBN13 9781477306406
- Publish Date 11 November 2014 (first published 1 January 1957)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Texas Press
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 248
- Language English