The Mountain Chant

The Mountain Chant

Navajo CeremonyBy Washington Matthews
Michael Caine
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Length4h 34m

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"The ceremony of dsilyídjeqaçàl, or mountain chant—literally, chant towards (a place) within the mountains—is one of a large number practiced by the shamans, or medicine men, of the Navajo tribe. I have selected it as the first of those to be described, because I have witnessed it the most frequently, because it is the most interesting to the Caucasian spectator, and because it is the best known to the whites who visit and reside in and around the Navajo country." Contents: Myth of the Origin of DsilyídjeQaçàl Ceremonies of DsilyídjeQaçàl First Dance (Nahikàï) Second Dance (Great Plumed Arrow) Third Dance Fourth Dance Fifth Dance (Sun) Sixth Dance (Standing Arcs) Seventh Dance Eighth Dance (Rising Sun) Ninth Dance (Hoshkàwn, or Yucca) Tenth Dance (Bear) Eleventh Dance (Fire) The Great Pictures of DsilyídjeQaçàl First Picture (Home of the Serpents) Second Picture (Yays and Cultivated Plants) Third Picture (Long Bodies) Fourth Picture (Great Plumed Arrows) Sacrifices of DsilyídjeQaçàl Original Texts and Translations of Songs, &c. Songs of Sequence First Song of the First Dancers First Song of the Mountain Sheep Sixth Song of the Mountain Sheep Twelfth Song of the Mountain Sheep First Song of the Thunder Twelfth Song of the Thunder First Song of the Holy Young Men, or Young Men Gods Sixth Song of the Holy Young Men Twelfth Song of the Holy Young Men Eighth Song of the Young Women Who Become Bears One of the Awl Songs First Song of the Exploding Stick Last Song of the Exploding Stick First Daylight Song Last Daylight Song Other Songs and Extracts Song of the Prophet to the San Juan River Song of the Building of the Dark Circle Prayer to Dsilyi' Neyáni Song of the Rising Sun Dance Prayer of the Prophet to His Mask Last Words of the Prophet

Audiobook details

GenreHistory
Length4 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 17, 2018
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Mountain Chant
17227. Twelfth Song of the Holy Young Men.
2Introduction
18231. Eighth Song of the Young Women Who Become Bears.
3Myth of the Origin of Dsilyídje Qaçàl
19236. One of the Awl Songs.
4The Ceremonies of Dsilyídje Qaçàl
20239. First Song of the Exploding Stick.
5The Great Pictures of Dsilyídje Qaçàl
21243. Last Song of the Exploding Stick.
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6Sacrifices of Dsilyídje Qacàl
22247. First Daylight Song.
7Original Texts and Translations of Songs, &c.
23250. Last Daylight Song.
8Songs of Sequence
24Other Songs and Extracts
9198. First Song of the First Dancers.
25254. Song of the Prophet to the San Juan River.
10201. First Song of the Mountain Sheep.
26257. Song of the Building of the Dark Circle.
11205. Sixth Song of the Mountain Sheep.
27261. Prayer to Dsilyi‘ Neyáni.
12209. Twelfth Song of the Mountain Sheep.
28265. Song of the Rising Sun Dance.
13213. First Song of the Thunder.
29269. Instructions Given to the Akáninili.
14216. Twelfth Song of the Thunder.
30272. Prayer of the Prophet to His Mask.
15219. First Song of the Holy Young Men, or Young Men Gods.
31275. Last Words of the Prophet.
16223. Sixth Song of the Holy Young Men.

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