Molded in the Image of Changing Woman: Navajo Views on the Human Body and Personhood

By Maureen Trudelle Schwarz

Book Overview

What might result from hearing a particular song, wearing used clothing, or witnessing an accident? Ethnographic accounts of the Navajo refer repeatedly to the influences of events on health and well-being, yet until now no attempt has been made to clarify the Navajo system of rules governing association and effect.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816516022
• ISBN13: 9780816516025
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 11.0" x 6.0"