On the Trail of Spider Woman - Softcover

Patterson-Rudolph, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 094127098X ISBN 13: 9780941270984

Publisher: Ancient City Press,U.S., 1997

Synopsis

Weaves together the stories of tiny elusive Spider Woman as she is mythologized by the Keresan Pueblo, Hopi and Navajo people.

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Review:

"For those . . . interested in the world views of these ancient people. "On the Trail of Spider Woman is an intriguing window into the worlds contained in . . . drawings on rock."

From the Publisher:

images of creativity, spirit, old age, and wisdom
ON THE TRAIL OF THE SPIDER WOMAN: Petroglyphs, Pictographs, and Myths of the Southwestby Carol Patterson-RudolphON THE TRAIL OF SPIDER WOMAN weaves together the stories of tiny elusive Spider Woman as she is mythologized by the Keresan Pueblo, Hopi and Navajo people. Each tribe sees this mythic figure differently, yet there is no need to depict her in a realistic form. Instead she is described in symbols that reflect her attributes. She is a metaphor for something small and invisible yet very powerful. She represents creativity, spirit, old age, and wisdom.The myths in ON THE TRAIL OF SPIDER WOMAN are those that were left in the petroglyphs and pictographs of the San Juan Basin, southeastern Utah, and northwestern New Mexico. Both the myths and the petroglyphs need to be understood from the perspective of the native people who made them. The petroglyphs refer to the myths and encapsulate definitions of the cosmos; they describe dreams, spirits and all the elements a person needed to survive. These are some of the many places where Spider Woman dwells. The petroglyphs and pictographs are a veil between the observer and other transcendental realms. They are a portal through which to enter the world of Spider Woman.Carol Patterson-Rudolph is a cultural anthropologist who has extensively studied the petroglyphs of the Four Corners region as well as the myths associated with them. She is the author of PETROGLYPHS AND MYTHS OF THE RIO GRANDE and has produced a video on petroglyphs titled ROCK MARKINGS,which has aired on PBS.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ancient City Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 094127098X
• ISBN 13: 9780941270984
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132