Language and Art in the Navajo UniverseA study of Navajo culture with a view to its philosophical underpinnings examines the dynamism and adaptability of the Navajo language, and the enduring relevance of ritual in the Navajo world-view. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Creating the World through Language | 13 |
CHAPTER 2 | 44 |
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Adapted from Witherspoon aesthetic affective action animate artists beauty behavioral code Bik'eh Hózhó blankets Blessingway blue ceremonial clan color color field painting considered contrast creative dimension Diné Diyin Dine'é dynamic Dynamic symmetry earth emphasis entities evil expressed female genealogical Gladys Reichard harmony Holy horse hózhé hózhý inanimate inner form k'é terms k'éí kicked kinship knowledge label male means mother motion move movement Native Americans nature Navajo art Navajo conception Navajo culture Navajo language Navajo music Navajo mythology Navajo ritual Navajo view Navajo world noncontained objects at rest one's outer form pattern person plural polysemy R. C. Gorman Reichard notes relationship repetition restored rites sa'ah naagháii bik'eh saad sandpainting sentence sequence shibízhí shimá shinálí shizhé'é social songs static and active stem symbolic symmetry Taxonomy things thought and speech tion transformation translation vajo verbs weaving wind soul Woman yázhí yellow