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Yee Naadlooshii : The Navajo skinwalkers or were-animals / Glynneth Llewellyn, 1977

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 3
Identifier: FA 1 Item 295

Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Glynneth Llewellyn for her Fall 1977 English 391 class. About the Navajo legends and witchcraft, especially interpretations of skinwalkers from Navajo people. Contains a cover essay, an autobiographical sketch, list of informants and informant items. Items include the story of a boy breaking a witch curse, somebody catching a neighbor stealing hair, girls seeing skinwalkers, skinwalkers being best friends, skinwalkers not being allowed to be afraid, people not being afraid of skinwalkers, LDS missionaries experiences with Navajo witchcraft, and more.

Dates

  • 1977

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Extent

1 volume (41 pages) ; 28 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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