Waters, Frank.

Masked Gods – Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonialism.

Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press, 1950. 18 x 26 cm. 438 pages, including illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the Author.

Masked Gods is a vast book, a challenging and profoundly original account of the history, legends, and ceremonialism of the Navaho and Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. Following a brief but vivid history of the two tribes through the centuries of conquest, the book turns inward to the meaning of Indian legends and ritual — Navaho songs, Pueblo dances, Zuni kachina ceremonies. Enduring still, these rituals and ceremonies express a view of life, of man’s place in the creation, which is compared with Taoism and Buddhism — and with the aggressive individualism of the Western world. (Publisher)

• Keywords: Indians of North America · Native American History · Native Americans · Navajo Indians. · Pueblo Indians. · Signed · Signed Books
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-0804001960
• Inventory Number: 100068AB

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