On the Trail of Spider Woman: Petroglyphs, Pictographs, and Myths of the Southwest - Hardcover

Patterson-Rudolph, Carol

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0941270971 ISBN 13: 9780941270977

Publisher: Ancient City Pr, 1998

Synopsis

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

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On 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 somethinh small or invisible yet very powerful. She represents creativity, spirit, old agem and wisdom. Following the trail of Spider Woman means comparing the myths and stories surrounding her with images portrayed at petroglyph sites. Though the people who made the petroglyphs have since migrated to new lands, her trail stretches back into the canyons of Utah where centuries ago people lived and engraved her story on the rocks for future generations to read. 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.

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Introduction

This book weaves together the stories of Spider Woman as she is revered by the Keresan Pueblo, Hopi, and Navajo people. Each tribe portrays this mythic figure differently. To indigenous people there is no reason to depict her in a realistic spider form. Instead, she is described in symbols that reflect her attributes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ancient City Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0941270971
• ISBN 13: 9780941270977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 132