Singing for Power: The Song Magic of the Papago Indians of Southern ArizonaThe Tohono O'odham Indians of Arizona - called Papago by the Spanish, Bean Eaters by neighboring tribes - have cultivated song much as another people might exalt oratory or craft; yet for the Papago, song was not simply self-expression but rather a form of magic that constrained the powers of nature to human will. Ruth Underhill published the songs she heard sung by Papago elders more than half a century ago, and 'Singing for Power' has since become a classic of Native American literature. |
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The Papago Bible | 11 |
The Drinking Ritual | 21 |
Mockingbird Speeches | 29 |
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