Title & Author:

Hogans : Navajo houses & house songs / house poems from Navajo ritual translated and arranged by David P. McAllester ; photos. of Navajo houses by Susan W. McAllester.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press ; Irvington, N.Y. : Distributed by Columbia University Press, ©1980.

Description:

113 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111).
Introduction. Navajo houses -- Navajo house songs -- The first house. Leaders' house songs -- Talking God's house songs. Talking God's house songs -- Changing woman's home at mountain-around-which-traveling-was-done. The twins go their father's house in the sky. Songs of the sun's house in the sky -- The hogan as a place of danger. The twins arrive at the sun's house. Song of the sun's house. The twins are accepted by their father. Changing woman's house in the west. Changing woman's arrival at her house in the west -- How blessingway was given to the earth people. Song of changing woman's gifts to the people -- Notes. Selected bibliography. List of photographs.

ISBN:

0819550434
9780819550439
0819561851
9780819561855

Subject:

Navajo poetry Translations into English.
Navajo Indians Dwellings.
Indians of North America Dwellings Southwest, New.
Navajo Habitations.
Indians of North America Dwellings.
Navajo poetry.
Navaho Dwellings.
Indigenous peoples Dwellings Southwest, New
New Southwest.

Form/genre:

poetry.
Poetry.
Translations.
Poésie.

Added entries:

McAllester, David P. (David Park), 1916-2006, translator.
McAllester, Susan W., 1919-1994.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 26156
Call No.: ID:88-B1223
Status: Available