The Ghostway

Author : Tony Hillerman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061800375

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The Ghostway by Tony Hillerman Pdf

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+! The sixth installment in New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman's Leaphorn and Chee series—an electrifying thriller of revenge, secrets, and murder. “One of the best of the series.”—New York Times Book Review Old Joseph Joe sees it all. Two strangers spill blood at the Shiprock Wash-O-Mat. One dies. The other drives off into the dry lands of the Big Reservation, but not before he shows the old Navajo a photo of the man he seeks. This is all Tribal Policeman Jim Chee needs to set him off on an odyssey that moves from a trapped ghost in an Indian hogan to the seedy underbelly of L.A. to an ancient healing ceremony where death is the cure, and into the dark heart of murder and revenge.

Author : Berard Haile
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Navajo Indians
ISBN : IND:39000005909515

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Legend of the Ghostway Ritual in the Male Branch of Shootingway by Berard Haile Pdf

Author : Allen Carlson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 041530105X

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Aesthetics and the Environment by Allen Carlson Pdf

This books presents fresh and fascinating insights into our interpretation of the environment and shows how our aesthetic experience encompasses nature rather than art.

Author : Laurance D. Linford
Publisher : University of Utah Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780874808483

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Tony Hillerman's Navajoland by Laurance D. Linford Pdf

"Avid readers of Tony Hillerman's Southwestern mysteries have probably wondered about the many place names they encounter as Chee and Leaphorn puzzle out another crime in the Four Corners region." "This handy reference and visitor's guide contains entries for all places mentioned in the Hillerman novels. It provides location, historical information, the meaning of Navajo and Hopi names, and where the place appears in the mysteries. This expanded second edition includes entries for The Wailing Wind, The Sinister Pig, and Skeleton Man as well as all previous works."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Frank Mitchell
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0826331815

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Navajo Blessingway Singer by Frank Mitchell Pdf

This life history of a Navajo leader, recorded in the 1960s and first published in 1977, is a classic work in the study of Navajo history and religious traditions. "A skillful, meticulous, and altogether praiseworthy contribution to Navajo studies. . . . Although the focus of Mitchell's autobiography is upon his role as a Blessingway singer, there is much material here on Navajo history and culture in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Mitchell attended the government school at Fort Defiance, worked on the railroad in Arizona, served as a handyman and interpreter at several trading posts and the Franciscan missions, and later served as a tribal councilman in the 1930s and as a judge in the 1940s and 1950s. His observations on these experiences are relevant to our understanding of contemporary Navajo life."--Lawrence C. Kelly, Western Historical Quarterly "This book stands easily among the best of the 'native' autobiographies. Narrated by a thoughtful and articulate Navajo leader over a span of eighteen years, this life history is brought into English with none of the selective romanticizing that has spoiled some books. . . . [It is] a superb job of bringing one culture ever closer to another."--Barre Tolken, Western Folklore

Author : Marieke Krajenbrink,Kate M. Quinn
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9789042025295

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Investigating Identities by Marieke Krajenbrink,Kate M. Quinn Pdf

Investigating Identities: Questions of Identity in Contemporary International Crime Fiction is one of the relatively few books to date which adopts a comparative approach to the study of the genre. This collection of twenty essays by international scholars, examining crime fiction production from over a dozen countries, confirms that a comparative approach can both shed light on processes of adaptation and appropriation of the genre within specific national, regional or local contexts, and also uncover similarities between the works of authors from very different areas. Contributors explore discourse concerning national and historical memory, language, race, ethnicity, culture and gender, and examine how identity is affirmed and challenged in the crime genre today. They reveal a growing tendency towards hybridization and postmodern experimentation, and increasing engagement with philosophical enquiry into the epistemological dimensions of investigation. Throughout, the notion of stable identities is subject to scrutiny. While each essay in itself is a valuable addition to existing criticism on the genre, all the chapters mutually inform and complement each other in fascinating and often unexpected ways. This volume makes an important contribution to the growing field of crime fiction studies and to ongoing debates on questions of identity. It will therefore be of special interest to students and scholars of the crime genre, identity studies and comparative literature. It will also appeal to all who enjoy reading contemporary crime fiction.

Author : Martin F. Norden,Robert E. Weir
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527530683

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Pop Culture Matters by Martin F. Norden,Robert E. Weir Pdf

We immerse ourselves daily in expressions of popular culture—YouTube videos, hip hop music, movies, adverts, greeting cards, videogames, and comics, to name just a few possibilities—and far too often we pay only scant critical attention to them. The essays in this collection redress this situation by probing a wide range of topics within the field of popular culture studies. Written in engaging and jargon-free prose, contributions critically examine various offerings in film, television, social media, music, literature, sports, and related areas. Moreover, they often pay special attention to the ways in which these pop culture artefacts intersect with issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and ability. Providing a rich mixture of broad perspectives and intriguing case studies, the essays form a compelling mosaic of findings and viewpoints on popular culture. Exploring everything from toxic masculinity in twenty-first century television programmes to gendered greeting cards and adult colouring books, this provocative volume is essential reading for anyone interested in that fabricated and all-pervasive environment we call popular culture.

Author : Karl W. Luckert
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816538973

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The Navajo Hunter Tradition by Karl W. Luckert Pdf

A new approach to the study of myths relating to the origin of the Navajos. Based on extensive fieldwork and research, including Navajo hunter informants and unpublished manuscripts of Father Berard Haile. Part 1: The Navajo Tradition, Perspectives and History Part II: Navajo Hunter Mythology A Collection of Texts Part III: The Navajo Hunter Tradition: An Interpretation

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004391161

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Evolution and Popular Narrative by Anonim Pdf

Evolution and Popular Narrative argues that an evolutionary approach to popular narrative provides an incisive index into human nature. The contributors explore various media and genres to gauge the interdependency of human nature and culture in our aesthetic appreciation.

Author : Tony Hillerman
Publisher : Harper Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062895354

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The Ghostway by Tony Hillerman Pdf

New York Times Bestseller The New York Times bestselling novel by master writer Tony Hillerman—an electrifying thriller of revenge, secrets, and murder. “One of the best of the series.”—New York Times Book Review Old Joseph Joe sees it all. Two strangers spill blood at the Shiprock Wash-O-Mat. One dies. The other drives off into the dry lands of the Big Reservation, but not before he shows the old Navajo a photo of the man he seeks. This is all Tribal Policeman Jim Chee needs to set him off on an odyssey that moves from a trapped ghost in an Indian hogan to the seedy underbelly of L.A. to an ancient healing ceremony where death is the cure, and into the dark heart of murder and revenge.

Author : Gina Macdonald,Andrew F. Macdonald
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313075063

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Shaman or Sherlock? by Gina Macdonald,Andrew F. Macdonald Pdf

Fictional depictions of Native American concepts of justice, crime, and the investigation of crime are explored in this original work. Shaman or Sherlock explores depictions created by Native American authors themselves, as well as those created by outsiders with mainstream agendas. The most successful of these writers fuse authentic Native American culture with standard genre conventions, thus providing an appealing, empathetic view of little-understood or underappreciated groups, as well as insight into issues of cross-cultural communication. Dealing with such significant concepts as acculturation, regional diversity, and assimilation, this unique study evaluates over 200 detective stories. Though the crime novel began in Europe as a manifestation of Enlightenment rationality and scientific methodology, the Native American detective story moves into the realm of the spiritual and intuitive, often incorporating depictions of non-material phenomena. Shaman or Sherlock? explores how geographical and tribal differences, degrees of assimilation, and the evolution of age-old cultural patterns shape the Native American detective story.

Author : James McGrath Morris
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780806178660

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Tony Hillerman by James McGrath Morris Pdf

2022 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Finalist The author of eighteen spellbinding detective novels set on the Navajo Nation, Tony Hillerman simultaneously transformed a traditional genre and unlocked the mysteries of the Navajo culture to an audience of millions. His best-selling novels added Navajo Tribal Police detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee to the pantheon of American fictional detectives. Morris offers a balanced portrait of Hillerman’s personal and professional life and provides a timely appreciation of his work. In intimate detail, Morris captures the author’s early years in Depression-era Oklahoma; his near-death experience in World War II; his sixty-year marriage to Marie; his family life, including six children, five of them adopted; his work in the trenches of journalism; his affliction with PTSD and its connection to his enchantment with Navajo spirituality; and his ascension as one of America’s best-known writers of mysteries. Further, Morris uncovers the almost accidental invention of Hillerman’s iconic detective Joe Leaphorn and the circumstances that led to the addition of Jim Chee as his partner. Hillerman’s novels were not without controversy. Morris examines the charges of cultural appropriation leveled at the author toward the end of his life. Yet, for many readers, including many Native Americans, Hillerman deserves critical acclaim for his knowledgeable and sensitive portrayal of Diné (Navajo) history, culture, and identity. At the time of Hillerman’s death, more than 20 million copies of his books were in print, and his novels inspired Robert Redford to adapt several of them to film. In weaving together all the elements of Hillerman’s life, Morris drew on the untapped collection of the author’s papers, extensive archival research, interviews with friends, colleagues, and family, as well as travel in the Navajo Nation. Filled with never-before-told anecdotes and fresh insights, Tony Hillerman will thrill the author’s fans and awaken new interest in his life and literary legacy.

Author : Samuel Coale
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0879728140

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The Mystery of Mysteries by Samuel Coale Pdf

Four American mystery writers have contributed new dimensions to the mystery form. Tony Hillerman's Navajos and their customs, Amanda Cross's (Carolyn Heilbrun's) academics and their feminist credentials (or lack thereof), James Lee Burke's Southern Louisiana Cajuns and his own fiercely moral take on Southern gothic fiction, and Walter Mosley's urban blacks and their culture have challenged the conventional mystery's focus. Using feminist and black critical theory, mythic and historical patterns, and literary genre theory, Samuel Coale examines these writers' works and investigates the compromises that each is forced to make when working within a recognizably popular literary form.

Author : John Docker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1994-12-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521465982

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Postmodernism and Popular Culture by John Docker Pdf

An intellectual adventure, this book engages with some of the most important academic debates of our time.

Author : Edward J. Rielly
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476612249

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Murder 101 by Edward J. Rielly Pdf

This collection of essays examines how college professors teach the genre of detective fiction and provides insight into how the reader may apply such strategies to his or her own courses. Multi-disciplinary in scope, the essays cover teaching in the areas of literature, law, history, sociology, anthropology, architecture, gender studies, cultural studies, and literary theory. Also included are sample syllabi, writing assignments, questions for further discussion, reading lists, and further aids for course instruction.