02675cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000370011524502100015226400510036230000470041333600260046033700260048633800360051250000310054850803180057952013150089753400450221265300430225765300300230085600430233020839UtSlPG20260610133459.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE0111 aMatthews, Washington,d1843-190514aThe Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony :bFifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-03-17  aProduced by Louise Hope, Carlo Traverso, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http://gallica.bnf.fr and by First-Hand History at
http://www.1st-hand-history.org)  a"The Mountain Chant: A Navajo Ceremony" by Dr. Washington Matthews is an ethnographic account written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the ceremonial practices of the Navajo tribe, particularly the Mountain Chant, which involves intricate rituals performed by shamans or medicine men. The text provides insights into the cultural and spiritual beliefs of the Navajo people, showcasing their connection to the land and the supernatural through various ceremonies and myths.  The opening of the text introduces the Mountain Chant ceremony, describing its significance as one of the major Navajo rites intended for healing and invoking blessings for good harvests. Matthews notes that while the ceremony features a series of public performances, it also comprises numerous secret rituals that span several days. He begins by recounting a myth that explains the ceremony's origins and the importance of the characters involved, particularly a family that discovers a life-sustaining spring and their subsequent adventures. As the narrative unfolds, readers encounter themes of survival, spirituality, and the transmission of knowledge within the Navajo community, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of these cultural practices throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNavajo Indians -- Rites and ceremonies  aMountainway (Navajo rite)40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20839