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Washington Matthews : studies of Navajo culture : 1880-1894 by Katherine Spencer Halpern; Susan Brown McGreevy; Garrick Alan Bailey; Charlotte Johnson Frisbie; David P McAllester; Nancy J Parezo; James C Faris; Paul G Zolbrod; Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Assesses a late-19th-century army surgeon's contributions to Navajo studies as an anthropologist and literary scholar, and collects previously published but hard-to-find articles and unpublished papers by Matthews. Essays by modern scholars look at aspects including Matthews' contributions to the study of Navajo ceremonialism and mythology, the ethical integrity of his research, and his discovery of Navajo dry paintings. Papers and articles by Matthews include original notes on chants, letters, and descriptions of rituals and sacred objects. A bibliography lists works by Matthews, reviews and comments, and publications using his data. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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- Author
- Katherine Spencer Halpern; Susan Brown McGreevy; Garrick Alan Bailey; Charlotte Johnson Frisbie; David P McAllester; Nancy J Parezo; James C Faris; Paul G Zolbrod; Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780585211428
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Social Science, Anthropology
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