Singing for Power : The Song Magic of the Papago Indians of Southern Arizona
Released: Jan 01, 1976
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback, 158 pages
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Description:
Monograph on Papago ceremonial songs calling upon the powers of Nature so as to constrain them to man's will. First published 1931; assembled from 14 months of fieldwork by anthropologist Ruth Murray Underhill (1883 - 1984), and illustrated by three young Indian boys. The songs, magical in intent, state desired events in every department of life with the mood varying accordingly; some solemn, others wistful, humorous and even wild.
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