Paul G. Zolbrod

I learned so much! I’m so grateful to have stumbled on this book in a used bookstore. Not only did I enjoy reading the creation story but I read every single footnote to learn more, from oral tradition and storytelling to Navajo cultural traditions and values.

This book actually took me a little while to get through. I picked it up from my university's library for a final 15 page paper that I need to write for my Indians of the Southwest Anthropology course.

This text is very interesting and it pays lots of attention to poetic detail, such as repetition of certain elements and repetition of events in a particular pattern. I don't know much about the Navajo, but based on the studies I've done regarding Mescalero Apache and the Hopi, it also show more includes reference to important elements that make up daily Navajo life in terms of existence and belief (cardinal directions, color association, ritual numbers, interaction with deities, etc.).

Glad I finally finished reading it so I can look at some other texts and finalize the research materials so I can have my paper completed for the May 2nd deadline. show less

Sandra Jean Baldocchi

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