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Author | : Washington Matthews |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2018-11-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 8027245427 |
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This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "The ceremony of dsilyídjeqaçàl, or mountain chant—literally, chant towards (a place) within the mountains—is one of a large number practiced by the shamans, or medicine men, of the Navajo tribe. I have selected it as the first of those to be described, because I have witnessed it the most frequently, because it is the most interesting to the Caucasian spectator, and because it is the best known to the whites who visit and reside in and around the Navajo country." Contents: Myth of the Origin of DsilyídjeQaçàl Ceremonies of DsilyídjeQaçàl First Dance (Nahikàï) Second Dance (Great Plumed Arrow) Third Dance Fourth Dance Fifth Dance (Sun) Sixth Dance (Standing Arcs) Seventh Dance Eighth Dance (Rising Sun) Ninth Dance (Hoshkàwn, or Yucca) Tenth Dance (Bear) Eleventh Dance (Fire) The Great Pictures of DsilyídjeQaçàl First Picture (Home of the Serpents) Second Picture (Yays and Cultivated Plants) Third Picture (Long Bodies) Fourth Picture (Great Plumed Arrows) Sacrifices of DsilyídjeQaçàl Original Texts and Translations of Songs, &c. Songs of Sequence First Song of the First Dancers First Song of the Mountain Sheep Sixth Song of the Mountain Sheep Twelfth Song of the Mountain Sheep First Song of the Thunder Twelfth Song of the Thunder First Song of the Holy Young Men, or Young Men Gods Sixth Song of the Holy Young Men Twelfth Song of the Holy Young Men Eighth Song of the Young Women Who Become Bears One of the Awl Songs First Song of the Exploding Stick Last Song of the Exploding Stick First Daylight Song Last Daylight Song Other Songs and Extracts Song of the Prophet to the San Juan River Song of the Building of the Dark Circle Prayer to Dsilyi' Neyáni Song of the Rising Sun Dance Prayer of the Prophet to His Mask Last Words of the Prophet
Author | : Washington Matthews |
Publisher | : Library of Alexandria |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2020-09-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1613104502 |
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Author | : Washington Matthews |
Publisher | : Nabu Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2014-02 |
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ISBN | : 9781293725832 |
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Author | : Washington Matthews |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2015-04-24 |
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ISBN | : 9781505283037 |
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"[...]Thence they followed up the river to Tse'¢ezá' (Rock Sticking Up), and thence to Çisyà-qojòni (Beautiful Under the Cottonwoods), where they remained a day and killed two rabbits. These they skinned, disemboweled, crushed between two stones, bones and all, so that nothing might be lost, put them into an earthen pot to boil, and when they were sufficiently cooked they added some powdered seeds to make a thick soup; of all this they made a hearty meal. The Navajo then had neither horses nor asses; they could not carry stone metates when they[...]".
Author | : Jonathan Emmett |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2007-04-10 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1416936521 |
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A new version of the traditional American folk song, in which the expected guest will be wearing frilly pink pajamas and juggling with jelly when she comes.
Author | : Joy Chant |
Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
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Release | : 1977-04-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780345257857 |
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Author | : Grace Lin |
Publisher | : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2009-07-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0316052604 |
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A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection! A Reader’s Digest Best Children’s Book of All Time! This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer. Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.
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Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 1859 |
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Author | : Walt Whitman |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2020-12-17 |
Genre | : Poetry |
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Walt Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times until his death. The first edition was a small book of twelve poems and the last, a compilation of over 400. The poems of Leaves of Grass represent Whitman's celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. His poetry praises nature and the individual human's role in it. Leaves of Grass (First Edition): Song of Myself A Song for Occupations To Think of Time The Sleepers I Sing the Body Electric Faces Song of the Answerer Europe the 72d and 73d Years of These States A Boston Ballad There Was a Child Went Forth Who Learns My Lesson Complete Great Are the Myths Leaves of Grass (Final Edition): Inscriptions One's-Self I Sing As I Ponder'd in Silence In Cabin'd Ships at Sea To Foreign Lands To a Historian To Thee Old Cause Eidolons For Him I Sing When I Read the Book Beginning My Studies Starting from Paumanok Song of Myself Children of Adam From Pent-Up Aching Rivers I Sing the Body Electric A Woman Waits for Me Spontaneous Me One Hour to Madness and Joy Out of the Rolling Ocean the Crowd Calamus Salut au Monde! Song of the Open Road Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Song of the Answerer Our Old Feuillage A Song of Joys Song of the Broad-Axe Song of the Exposition Song of the Redwood-Tree A Song for Occupations A Song of the Rolling Earth Birds of Passage A Broadway Pageant Sea-Drift By the Roadside Drum-Taps First O Songs for a Prelude Eighteen Sixty-One Beat! Beat! Drums! From Paumanok Starting I Fly Like a Bird Song of the Banner at Daybreak Rise O Days from Your Fathomless Deeps Virginia—The West City of Ships The Centenarian's Story Cavalry Crossing a Ford Memories of President Lincoln By Blue Ontario's Shore Autumn Rivulets Proud Music of the Storm Passage to India Prayer of Columbus The Sleepers To Think of Time Whispers of Heavenly Death Thou Mother with Thy Equal Brood From Noon to Starry Night Songs of Parting Sands at Seventy Good-Bye My Fancy