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Diné Bahane' - (Navajo Creation Story) by Paul G Zolbrod (Paperback)
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Highlights
- This is the most complete version of the Navajo creation story to appear in English since Washington Matthews' Navajo Legends of 1847.
- Author(s): Paul G Zolbrod
- 448 Pages
- Social Science, Folklore & Mythology
- Series Name: Navajo Creation Story
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About the Book
Zolbrod's book offers the general reader a vivid introduction to Navajo culture.Book Synopsis
This is the most complete version of the Navajo creation story to appear in English since Washington Matthews' Navajo Legends of 1847. Zolbrod's new translation renders the power and delicacy of the oral storytelling performance on the page through a poetic idiom appropriate to the Navajo oral tradition.
Zolbrod's book offers the general reader a vivid introduction to Navajo culture. For students of literature this book proposes a new way of looking at our literary heritage.
Review Quotes
aA fine literary rendition that appears to approximate the traditional Navajo storytelling style better than any other English version.a
A fine literary rendition that appears to approximate the traditional Navajo storytelling style better than any other English version.
"A fine literary rendition that appears to approximate the traditional Navajo storytelling style better than any other English version."
Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 448
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Folklore & Mythology
Series Title: Navajo Creation Story
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Paul G Zolbrod
Language: English
Street Date: December 1, 1987
TCIN: 88972127
UPC: 9780826310439
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-3747
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.9 inches length x 6 inches width x 9.2 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.35 pounds
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