TAILIEUCHUNG - Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians

During my visit to the Southwest, in the summer of 1885, it was my good fortune to arrive at the Navajo Reservation a few days before the commencement of a Navajo healing ceremonial. Learning of the preparation for this, I decided to remain and observe the ceremony, which was to continue nine days and nights. The occasion drew to the place some 1,200 Navajos. The scene of the assemblage was an extensive plateau near the margin of Keam's Canyon, Arizona. A variety of singular and interesting occurrences attended this great event--mythologic rites, gambling, horse and foot racing, general merriment, and curing the sick, the latter being. | Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical by James Stevenson 1 Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical by James StevensOn The Project Gutenberg EBook of Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians by James Stevenson This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http license Title Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians Author James Stevenson Release Date September 2006 Ebook 19331 Language English Character set encoding ISO 8859-1 START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CEREMONIAL OF HASJELTI DAILJIS AND MYTHICAL SAND PAINTING OF THE NAVAJO INDIANS Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians by James Stevenson Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical by James Stevenson 2 Edition 1 September 2006 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. CONSTRUCTION OF THE MEDICINE LODGE. FIRST DAY. PERSONATORS OF THE GODS. SECOND DAY. DESCRIPTION OF THE SWEAT HOUSES. SWEAT HOUSES AND MASKS. PREPARATION OF THE SACRED REEDS CIGARETTE AND PRAYER STICKS. THIRD DAY. FIRST CEREMONY. SECOND CEREMONY. THIRD CEREMONY. FOURTH CEREMONY. FOURTH DAY. FIRST CEREMONY. SECOND CEREMONY. THIRD CEREMONY. FOURTH CEREMONY. FIFTH CEREMONY. SIXTH CEREMONY. FIFTH DAY. FIRST CEREMONY. SECOND CEREMONY. THIRD CEREMONY. SIXTH DAY. SEVENTH DAY. EIGHTH DAY. NINTH DAY. FIRST CEREMONY. SECOND CEREMONY. SONG OF THE ETSETHLE. PRAYER TO THE ETSETHLE. CONCLUSION - THE DANCE. MYTHS OF THE NAVAJO. CREATION OF THE SUN. HASJELTI AND HOSTJOGHON. THE FLOATING LOGS. NAIYENESGONY AND TOBAIDISCHINNI. THE BROTHERS. THE OLD MAN AND WOMAN OF THE FIRST WORLD. ILLUSTRATIONS FIG. 115. Exterior lodge. FIG. 116. Interior lodge. FIG. 117. Gaming ring. FIG. 118. Sweat house. PLATE CXII. A Rainbow over eastern sweat house B Rainbow over .

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