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Wondrous stories of Changing Woman, First Man and First Woman, Coyote, Great Snake, Gila Monster and others who infuse the rich and complex canvas of the Navajo world view. This book illuminates the traditional oral narratives of the tribe and shows how they work ceremonially as healing ways. Collectively, they also convey the origin story of The People and in addition they provide a moral code for harmonious existence with the natural world. The enlightened state of Navajo consciousness, which they call "walking in beauty" is presented in such a way that all of us can learn to use it and live by it.…mehr

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Wondrous stories of Changing Woman, First Man and First Woman, Coyote, Great Snake, Gila Monster and others who infuse the rich and complex canvas of the Navajo world view. This book illuminates the traditional oral narratives of the tribe and shows how they work ceremonially as healing ways. Collectively, they also convey the origin story of The People and in addition they provide a moral code for harmonious existence with the natural world. The enlightened state of Navajo consciousness, which they call "walking in beauty" is presented in such a way that all of us can learn to use it and live by it.
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Gerald Hausman has written many novels for YA and also for adult readers. Some of these have been translated into more than ten foreign languages. His bestselling historical novel is Escape From Botany Bay, which he co-wrote with his wife, Loretta, with whom he also collaborated on a number of picture books for young readers. Gerald's novel Duppy Talk about his years with Loretta in Jamaica was filmed by the History Channel. Duppy Talk also received The Aesop Accolade Award from The American Folklore Society. His mystery novel The Evil Chasing Way is a UFO thriller praised by Anne Hillerman and others. www.geraldhausman.com