Singing for Power
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Singing for Power

The Song Magic of the Papago Indians of Southern Arizona

  1. 174 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Singing for Power

The Song Magic of the Papago Indians of Southern Arizona

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1938.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780520326149
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
North American Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. ELDER BROTHER S PEOPLE
  3. THE PAPAGO BIBLE
  4. THE DRINKING RITUAL
  5. MOCKINGBIRD SPEECHES
  6. COVERING THE WINE WITH SONG
  7. SINGING UP THE CORN
  8. THE ANIMALS, OUR SUPERIORS
  9. THE HEAD-BEARERS
  10. THE PEACEFUL GO TO WAR
  11. MEETING THE OWL
  12. THE SCALP DANCE
  13. THE PENANCE OF HEROES
  14. EAGLE POWER
  15. OCEAN POWER
  16. DANGEROUS WOMAN
  17. MEDICINE MAN
  18. DRIVING AWAY EVIL
  19. PLEASURE AND PROFIT
  20. SONGS OF TODAY