Navajo creation narratives

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Diné cultural tradition Native American mythology cosmogony mythological narrative oral tradition origin story

Navajo creation narratives are traditional Diné stories that recount the origins of the world, the emergence of the Navajo people through successive worlds, and the establishment of their spiritual, moral, and social order.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
associated with Spider Woman in Navajo tradition	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Diné cultural tradition ⓘ Native American mythology ⓘ cosmogony ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ origin story ⓘ
associatedWith	Blessingway ceremony ⓘ Enemyway ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo ceremonial cycles ⓘ
centralConcept	emergence through multiple worlds ⓘ harmony and balance ⓘ relationships between humans, deities, and nature ⓘ
culture	Diné NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo people NERFINISHED ⓘ
describes	emergence of the Navajo people ⓘ establishment of moral order ⓘ establishment of social order ⓘ establishment of spiritual order ⓘ origin of the world ⓘ successive worlds of emergence ⓘ
function	explain cosmic order ⓘ legitimize social structures ⓘ provide ritual framework ⓘ teach moral values ⓘ
includesCharacter	Born-for-Water NERFINISHED ⓘ Changing Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ First Man NERFINISHED ⓘ First Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy People ⓘ Monster Slayer NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesMotif	creation of sacred mountains ⓘ creation of the sun and moon ⓘ emergence from lower worlds ⓘ establishment of the four directions ⓘ flood or catastrophe between worlds ⓘ origin of ceremonies ⓘ origin of clans ⓘ origin of death ⓘ
language	Navajo language NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Navajo Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Southwestern United States
relatedConcept	Diné Bahaneʼ NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo emergence myth ⓘ
religiousTradition	Diné spirituality ⓘ Navajo religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
scholarlyField	anthropology ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ religious studies ⓘ
timeDepth	pre-contact tradition ⓘ
transmissionMethod	ceremonial recitation ⓘ oral transmission ⓘ

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Navajo common law → basedOn → Navajo creation narratives ⓘ

Spider Rock → mythology → Navajo creation narratives ⓘ

this entity surface form: associated with Spider Woman in Navajo tradition