Masked Gods: by Waters, Frank - 1973 Navaho & Pueblo Ceremonialism

By Frank Waters, 2nd edition. Condition good, some wear to cover. Several stickers, labels, and stamps from previous owner, NM State University Library. A challenging and profoundly original account of the history, legends, and ceremonialism of the Navajo 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 humanity's place in the creation, which is compared with Taoism and Buddhism -- and with the aggressive individualism of the Western world.