The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony

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Description: 

The purpose of this 9 day, winter ceremony is to cure disease. The patient and family decide it is necessary and then they contact a medicine man who specializes in performing the rite. The origin of this ritual is in mythological antiquity. Excerpts only.

People: 
Navajo, Pueblo
Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Traditional Treatment, Tribal Actions
Original Date: 
1884
Creator: 
Mason, Ot
Language: 
English
Rights: 
This item is in the Public Domain
Source: 
Proc Us Nat Mus; Matthews, W. The mountain chant, a Navajo ceremony. BAE 5th Annl Rep 1884;385-467.
Identifier: 
9900188
Subject: 
Cultural Characteristics, Shaman, Traditional Medicine
Type: 
Monograph