This book weaves together the stories of tiny elusive Spider Woman as she is mythologised by the Keresan Pueblo, Hopi and Navajo people. Each tribe sees this mythic figure differently, yet there is no need to depict her in a realistic form. Instead she is described in symbols that reflect her attributes. She is a metaphor for something small and invisible yet very powerful. She represents creativity, spirit, old age, and wisdom. The myths are those that were left in the petroglyphs and pictographs of the San Juan Basin, ...
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This book weaves together the stories of tiny elusive Spider Woman as she is mythologised by the Keresan Pueblo, Hopi and Navajo people. Each tribe sees this mythic figure differently, yet there is no need to depict her in a realistic form. Instead she is described in symbols that reflect her attributes. She is a metaphor for something small and invisible yet very powerful. She represents creativity, spirit, old age, and wisdom. The myths are those that were left in the petroglyphs and pictographs of the San Juan Basin, south-eastern Utah, and north-western New Mexico. Both the myths and the petroglyphs need to be understood from the perspective of the native people who made them. The petroglyphs refer to the myths and encapsulate definitions of the cosmos; they describe dreams, spirits and all the elements a person needed to survive. These are some of the many places where Spider Woman dwells. The petroglyphs and pictographs are a veil between the observer and other transcendental realms. They are a portal through which to enter the world of Spider Woman.
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Good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. Could have library markings. Ships promptly!
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Fine. 4to. XXVII, 132PP, INDEX, BIBLIOGRAPHY, charts, appendices, bw & col ills. Or pictorial card. Near new. Weaves together the stories of tiny, elusive Spider Woman as she is mythologised by the Keresan Pueblo, Hopi and Navajo people.
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Very Good+ Very Good+ First Edition Trade Paperback NOT a library copy. Previous owners small name sticker else No writing. Color and B/W 132 pp. Highly illustrated study of the Creative and Feminine Petroglyphs in the Pueblo Hopi Zuni Pueblo and earlier cultures of the American Southwest. From Acoma and Taos across the desert in search of Pictographs visions of Spider Woman. See Three Geese in Flight Book Scans.
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