PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. PREFACE VII
4. I. INTRODUCTION 1
5. II. NAVAJO-LIFE 7
6. III. THE CLAN 11
7. IV. THE CLAN-GROUP 36
8. V. THE FAMILY 51
9. VI. MARRIAGE¹ 58
10. VII. KINSHIP TERMS 74
11. VIII. PROPERTY AND INHERITANCE 89
12. X. TRIBAL ASSEMBLY 108
13. XI. WAR DANCE 112
14. XII. CRISES OF LIFE : MINOR CEREMONIES 134
15. XIII. FOLKLORE AND BELIEF 144
16. XIV. ASSIMILATION AND RESISTANCE 155
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 160
18. APPENDIX 162