book chapter
The Navajo listening rite
El Palacio • 45 • Published In 1938 • Pages: 46-49
By: Newcomb, Franc Johnson.
Abstract
This is a short, detailed account of the Navajo listening rite used to discover lost objects, animals, or people, hear news of distant relatives, or discover if a person is being bewitched. The author, a recognized authority on the Navajo, includes data not mentioned by either Morgan of Wyman in their studies.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Businessperson
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Katchen S. Coley ; 1951
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Navajo Reservation, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, United States
- Notes
- By Franc J. Newcomb
- This document consists of excerpts
- LCCN
- 59038557
- LCSH
- Navajo Indians