Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father : Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting Book

Name: Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father : Space, Time, and Astronomy
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Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father : Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting, To the Navajo, sandpaintings are sacred, living entities that reflect the interconnectedness of all living beings—humans, plants, stars, animals, and mountains. This book, now available in paperback, explores the circularity of Navajo thought in sandpaint, Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father : Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting

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Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father : Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting
Written by author Trudy Griffin-Pierce, N. Scott Momaday
Published by University of New Mexico Press, 1992/11/26
To the Navajo, sandpaintings are sacred, living entities that reflect the interconnectedness of all living beings—humans, plants, stars, animals, and mountains. This book, now available in paperback, explores the circularity of Navajo thought in sandpaint

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Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction 1

2 The Roots of Navajo Culture 10

3 The Navajo Spiritual World 29

4 Cosmological Order as a Model for Navajo Philosophy and Life 63

5 The Navajo Heavens in Visual Image and Verbal Narrative 98

6 The Constellations as a Cultural Text 142

7 Mother Earth, Father Sky 174

8 Conclusion 196

Appendix: Field Procedures 201

Notes 205

Bibliography 215

Index 229

Title: Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father : Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting

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	Illustrations
	Tables
	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Introduction	1
2	The Roots of Navajo Culture	10
3	The Navajo Spiritual World	29
4	Cosmological Order as a Model for Navajo Philosophy and Life	63
5	The Navajo Heavens in Visual Image and Verbal Narrative	98
6	The Constellations as a Cultural Text	142
7	Mother Earth, Father Sky	174
8	Conclusion	196
	Appendix: Field Procedures	201
	Notes	205
	Bibliography	215
	Index	229