Snakes in the Ladies' Room: Navajo Views on Personhood and Effect

In the summer of 1994 snakes were sighted in a public restroom facility on the Navajo reservation. In this article I analyze the reactions of Navajo involved in this incident in order to illustrate the philosophical principles governing Navajo views of the cultural construction of the human body, se...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American ethnologist 1997-08, Vol.24 (3), p.602-627
1. Verfasser:	Schwarz, Maureen Trudelle
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bathrooms Blood Ceremonies Clans Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore Cultural anthropology Culture Ethnology Hair Human body Native North Americans Navaho North America North Amerindians Personhood Self Snakes Symbolic anthropology. Traditional thought, symbolism Synecdoche Toilet facilities Treaty lands
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