TY - BOOK AU - McPherson,Robert S. AU - Dandy,Jim AU - Burak,Sarah E. TI - Navajo tradition, Mormon life: the autobiography and teachings of Jim Dandy AV - BX8695.D36 U1 - 289.3092B 23 PY - 2012///] CY - Salt Lake City PB - University of Utah Press KW - Dandy, Jim. KW - Mormons KW - Biography KW - Navajo Indians KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Religious KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION KW - Christianity KW - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Jim's life and times in perspective: an overview of navajo and mormon history -- Praying to jesus, standing for monster slayer: traditional navajo syncretism and lds beliefs -- Jim?s early years:?only a stick is left standing? -- Learning of navajo culture: teachings of the hogan and life -- Boarding schools and placement: education in the dandy family -- Of mission, college, and marriage: the ties that bind -- Education as a life?s work: serving the people -- Holy people, the creation, and its end: the navajo world -- Animals, birds, and insects: their place and power -- Offerings, songs, and ceremonies: interacting with the holy people -- The light and dark sides: avoiding and curing evil UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=503615 ER -