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6 produkter
I Choose Life
Contemporary Medical and Religious Practices in the Navajo World
Häftad, 2008
300 kr
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How Navajos navigate the complex world of medicineSurgery, blood transfusions, CPR, and organ transplantation are common biomedical procedures for treating trauma and disease. But for Navajo Indians, these treatments can conflict with their traditional understanding of health and well-being. This …
Navajo Lifeways
Contemporary Issues, Ancient Knowledge
Häftad, 2013
248 kr
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During the final decade of the twentieth century, Navajo people had to confront a number of challenges, from unexplained illness, the effects of uranium mining, and problem drinking to threats to their land rights and spirituality. Yet no matter how alarming these issues, Navajo people made sense …
Blood and Voice
Navajo Women Ceremonial Practitioners
Häftad, 2003
557 kr
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Adulthood in the Navajo world is marked by the onset of menstruation in females and by the deepening of the voice in males. Accordingly, young adults must accept responsibility over the powers manifest in blood and voice: for women, the forces that control reproduction and growth; for men, the …
Fighting Colonialism with Hegemonic Culture
Native American Appropriation of Indian Stereotypes
Häftad, 2014
477 kr
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Explores how American Indian businesses and organizations are taking on images that were designed to oppress them.How and why do American Indians appropriate images of Indianness for their own purposes? How do these representatives promote and sometimes challenge sovereignty for indigenous people …
Fighting Colonialism with Hegemonic Culture
Native American Appropriation of Indian Stereotypes
Inbunden, 2013
1515 kr
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Explores how American Indian businesses and organizations are taking on images that were designed to oppress them.How and why do American Indians appropriate images of Indianness for their own purposes? How do these representatives promote and sometimes challenge sovereignty for indigenous people …
Molded in the Image of Changing Woman
Navajo Views on the Human Body and Personhood
Häftad, 1997
387 kr
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What might result from hearing a particular song, wearing used clothing, or witnessing an accident? Ethnographic accounts of the Navajo refer repeatedly to the influences of events on health and well-being, yet until now no attempt has been made to clarify the Navajo system of rules governing …
