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Yenaalglooshii : Mormon missionary accounts of werewolfism on the Navajo Indian reservation / Chris J. Horton, 1973

 Item — Box: 25, Folder: 10
Identifier: FA 1 Item 271

Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Chris J. Horton for his Fall 1973 English 391 class. About how Navajo native folk beliefs are a rich influence on their culture, and Mormon missionaries experiences with it, especially the werewolf/skinwalker/yenaalgooshii stories on the reservation in the Southwest U.S. Contains a cover essay, autobiographical sketch, informant abstracts and the informant's stories. Stories include Elder Allred sighting a yenaalgooshii, or large wolf creature, a yenaalgooshii trying to break into Elders houses, and various yenaalgooshii sightings and ghost stories.

Dates

  • 1973

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Open for public research.

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Extent

1 volume (37 pages) ; 28 cm

Language of Materials

English

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Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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