The Diné, or Navajo, creation story says there were four worlds before this, the Glittering World. For the present-day Diné this is a world of glittering technology and influences from outside the sacred land entrusted to them by the Holy People. From the Glittering World conveys in vivid language how a contemporary Diné writer experiences this world as a mingling of the profoundly traditional with the sometimes jarringly, sometimes alluringly new.
"Throughout the book, Morrisââ¬â¢s command of a crisp unpretentious prose is most impressiveâ¦His style is so low-key that he hardly seems to be trying to be ââ¬â¢artistic,ââ¬â¢ yet the cumulative effect of these pieces is quite powerful. For Morrisââ¬â¢s beautiful descriptions of the remote Navajo reservation this book deserves to be on the shelf of anyone tracking the literature of the Southwest."-Western American Literature
"Beginning with the Navajo creation story and ending with the summation of everything in between, Morris shows an incredible agility in jumping from truth to myth, from now to then, and from what is to what might have been."-The Sunday Oklahoman
"In From the Glittering World, Irvin Morris has woven a wondrous and sometimes terrifying weave of stories centered in the Navajo experience. . . . Irvin Morrisââ¬â¢ strong style, his vivid imagery, his deft handling of complex structures, and his deep knowledge of Navajo tradition combine to produce a work as powerful and enduring as Leslie Marmon Silkoââ¬â¢s Storyteller and N. Scott Momadayââ¬â¢s The Names. With From the Glittering World, Irvin Morris has joined the ranks of great contemporary authors."-Telluride Times-Journal
Categories:
- Religion & Spirituality
- Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts
- Tribal, Indigenous & Folk
- Native American
- Tribal, Indigenous & Folk
- Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts
Publisher : Univ of Oklahoma Pr
Author : Morris, Irvin
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :1997-10-26
Number Of Pages : 257
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 080612895X
ISBN-13 : 9780806128955
Item weight : 1.15 lb
Dimensions : 1.4 in x 5.9 in x 8.4 in
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