Description
Masked Gods is a vast book, a challenging and profoundly original account of the history, legends, and ceremonialism of the Navaho 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 man’s place in the creation, which is compared with Taoism and Buddhism?and with the aggressive individualism of the Western world.
Item Condition: Used Good. Paperback cover has some minor wear along the sides, scuffs and bending. Cover has some significant creases. Spine has some reading creases and wear. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.
