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Post by zylo101 on Mar 3, 2008 10:11:17 GMT -5
has anyone heard of the people of darkness i heard about them threw some people i met along my short life period and wanted to know if anyone had heard of them i was told they where in the past but i feal like diging it up i heard they where possesed buy powerfull demons or they where powerfull demons and i was wondering if any of you have heard of them
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Post by swampiewolfess on Mar 3, 2008 13:06:54 GMT -5
i've never heard of them i did a quick search and could,nt find anything right off hand and looked in some books i have and just didn't see anything about them. are you sure your not refering to the shadow people?  |
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Post by swampiewolfess on Mar 3, 2008 13:07:47 GMT -5
i'll keep looking though, as i said it was just a quick search.. |
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Post by swampiewolfess on Mar 3, 2008 13:10:18 GMT -5
i just love a challange hehe... zylo if you happen to find anything about them please put it in here because now i'm curious about them to... |
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Post by zylo101 on Mar 5, 2008 23:13:31 GMT -5
im as clueless as you swampie i believe there is a book but i dont know where to find it but i know youy can find the book in wiki
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Post by swampiewolfess on Mar 6, 2008 18:13:13 GMT -5
ok i'll check into it  |
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Post by swampiewolfess on Mar 6, 2008 18:25:08 GMT -5
is this what your talking about: this is a work of fiction just so you know
The "People of Darkness" are a radical Indian cult who venerate the Mole, prince of the underworld. In Navajo mythology, the underworld is the place from where humans emerged at the end of the previous realm. "Underworld" is an interesting play on words since it is also the realm of crime and avarice in the white man's world.
I have always been a fan of Tony Hillerman. His characters are fully developed and his stories are very thematic -- quite unlike last month's story which was completely plot-driven. By the end of this story the reader is happy that the villain gets what's coming. The other fascinating aspect of Hillerman's stories are his repeating main characters. They are unique in the mystery world.
In this book, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Captain Jim Chee are detectives with the Navajo Indian Tribal Police. Leaphorn is a very traditional Navajo. Jim Chee is caught between the worlds of the white man, where he was educated, and the ancient Dinee (pronounced "dee-nay"), as the Navajo refer to themselves. We find Chee agonizing over the impact his admission to the FBI academy will have on his plans to become a Navajo singer (medicine man). Chee's uncle (a highly-regarded singer) is making it an "either/or" choice.
Hillerman's favorite literary device is exploiting cultural differences to build tension and help the reader develop an appreciation for how different, yet similar, our two cultures are. People of Darkness begins with Chee being summoned to the house of a wealthy citizen who wants "an Indian" to investigate a robbery local authorities won't take seriously. The owner suspects the cult leader who is admittedly eager to recover the religious artifact that is claimed to have been stolen. Solving the crime ultimately hinges on Chee's understanding of the fear Navajos have of witchcraft. This is definitely an intriguing look into the Navajo psyche.
Hillerman has, without a doubt, concocted the slowest-acting poison of all time for this story, it is surely going to boggle your mind. This dastardly method ends up knocking off unsuspecting victims for the better part of half a century before Chee figures out what is going on. In other words, there is more going on here than you initially suspect. Creepy though it is, this is a good one. If you have any doubts about the plausibility of the premise behind this book, you simply have to go to the library and browse an article in Scientific American (January 1996). Sadly, there are now documented cases of Russian gangsters using a method similar to that described by Hillerman to ice their targets.
People of Darkness by Tony Hillerman; ISBN 0-06-080950-7.
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Copyright © 1996 by Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.
The preceding article was originally published in the April 1996 issue of Lithosphere, the official bulletin of the Fallbrook [California] Gem and Mineral Society, Inc; Richard Busch (Editor).
Permission to reproduce and distribute this material, in whole or in part, for non-commercial purposes, is hereby granted provided the sense or meaning of the material is not changed and the author's notice
The "People of Darkness" are a radical Indian cult who venerate the Mole, prince of the underworld. In Navajo mythology, the underworld is the place from where humans emerged at the end of the previous realm. "Underworld" is an interesting play on words since it is also the realm of crime and avarice in the white man's world.
I have always been a fan of Tony Hillerman. His characters are fully developed and his stories are very thematic -- quite unlike last month's story which was completely plot-driven. By the end of this story the reader is happy that the villain gets what's coming. The other fascinating aspect of Hillerman's stories are his repeating main characters. They are unique in the mystery world.
In this book, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Captain Jim Chee are detectives with the Navajo Indian Tribal Police. Leaphorn is a very traditional Navajo. Jim Chee is caught between the worlds of the white man, where he was educated, and the ancient Dinee (pronounced "dee-nay"), as the Navajo refer to themselves. We find Chee agonizing over the impact his admission to the FBI academy will have on his plans to become a Navajo singer (medicine man). Chee's uncle (a highly-regarded singer) is making it an "either/or" choice.
Hillerman's favorite literary device is exploiting cultural differences to build tension and help the reader develop an appreciation for how different, yet similar, our two cultures are. People of Darkness begins with Chee being summoned to the house of a wealthy citizen who wants "an Indian" to investigate a robbery local authorities won't take seriously. The owner suspects the cult leader who is admittedly eager to recover the religious artifact that is claimed to have been stolen. Solving the crime ultimately hinges on Chee's understanding of the fear Navajos have of witchcraft. This is definitely an intriguing look into the Navajo psyche.
Hillerman has, without a doubt, concocted the slowest-acting poison of all time for this story, it is surely going to boggle your mind. This dastardly method ends up knocking off unsuspecting victims for the better part of half a century before Chee figures out what is going on. In other words, there is more going on here than you initially suspect. Creepy though it is, this is a good one. If you have any doubts about the plausibility of the premise behind this book, you simply have to go to the library and browse an article in Scientific American (January 1996). Sadly, there are now documented cases of Russian gangsters using a method similar to that described by Hillerman to ice their targets.
People of Darkness by Tony Hillerman; ISBN 0-06-080950-7.
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Copyright © 1996 by Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.
The preceding article was originally published in the April 1996 issue of Lithosphere, the official bulletin of the Fallbrook [California] Gem and Mineral Society, Inc; Richard Busch (Editor).
Permission to reproduce and distribute this material, in whole or in part, for non-commercial purposes, is hereby granted provided the sense or meaning of the material is not changed and the author's notice
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Post by swampiewolfess on Mar 6, 2008 18:47:31 GMT -5
here's some other books by tony hillerman: Category:Novels by Tony Hillerman Pages in category "Novels by Tony Hillerman" There are 18 pages in this section of this category. B The Blessing Way C Coyote Waits D Dance Hall of the Dead The Dark Wind F The Fallen Man Finding Moon F cont. The First Eagle G The Ghostway H Hunting Badger L Listening Woman P People of Darkness S Sacred Clowns The Sinister Pig S cont. Skeleton Man (Tony Hillerman novel) Skinwalkers (novel) T Talking God A Thief of Time W The Wailing Wind Category:Novels by Tony Hillerman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The main article for this category is Tony Hillerman. Pages in category "Novels by Tony Hillerman" There are 18 pages in this section of this category. B The Blessing Way C Coyote Waits D Dance Hall of the Dead The Dark Wind F The Fallen Man Finding Moon F cont. The First Eagle G The Ghostway H Hunting Badger L Listening Woman P People of Darkness S Sacred Clowns The Sinister Pig S cont. Skeleton Man (Tony Hillerman novel) Skinwalkers (novel) T Talking God A Thief of Time W The Wailing Wind  |
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Post by zylo101 on Mar 6, 2008 21:44:54 GMT -5
righto
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Post by swampiewolfess on Mar 7, 2008 7:27:38 GMT -5
well...ok it's a work of fiction but based on a navajo legend so lets look into navajo legends and see what that has to say..if i can find it i have a therie that alot of legends might be based on some kind of fact  |
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Post by swampiewolfess on Mar 7, 2008 7:59:46 GMT -5
this one seems to go back aways About 1930 Cast silver with turquoise on a leather band Bequest of Virginia Doneghy Enlarge More Info Before this world existed, and far below it, the First World lay in darkness. Here lived six beings: First Man, First Woman, Salt Woman, Fire God, Coyote, and Begochiddy, the golden-haired child of the Sun. Begochiddy made four mountains in this first world - white to the east; blue to the south; yellow to the west; and black to the north. Then Begochiddy made insects and plants. But conflicts arose and the first beings, tired of the First World and its darkness, decided to leave. At the center of the First World, Begochiddy made a red mountain and planted a giant reed. The first beings gathered all of Begochiddy's creations and crawled inside the hollow reed. The reed grew and grew and carried them into the Second World. In the Second World, which was blue, Begochiddy created still more new things. When the Cat People, who lived in the Second World, fought the newcomers, First Man used magic to overcome them. Conflicts again disrupted the harmony of this world and the first beings collected their possessions and travelled in the giant reed up to the Third World. The Third World was beautiful, yellow and filled with light. There, Begochiddy created rivers and springs, animals and birds, trees and lightning, and many kinds of human beings. When the men and women began to quarrel, Begochiddy separated them. But they were so unhappy that Begochiddy reunited them, warning that the Third World would be flooded if there was any more trouble. And then Coyote caused trouble. Walking by the river, he spied in the water a baby with long black hair. He lifted the baby from the river and hid it under his blanket, telling no one. Colorful storms and torrential rains approached from all directions. Everyone fled to the protective hollow of the giant reed, which carried them upward. But the reed stopped growing before it reached the next world. So Locust helped Begochiddy make a hole that led to the Fourth World, an island surrounded by water. Seeing the waters still rising in the Third World, Begochiddy asked who had angered the Water Monster. Coyote tightened his blanket about his body and Begochiddy ordered him to open it. There was the water baby. Coyote returned the baby to the Third World and the waters receded. In the Fourth World, Begochiddy set out the mountains and placed the moon, sun, and stars in the sky. Begochiddy taught everyone the right way to live, including how to care for plants such as corn, squash, and beans, and how to give thanks.1 1 The version recounted here is based on the version told in Joseph Bruchac, Native American Stories (Golden, Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing, 1991), pp. 10-18. Return to Text Art by Culture | Art by Theme | View all Art | Compare & Contrast Home | What is Myth? | Glossary | Further Reading | How to use this site | Downloadable Curriculum |
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Post by zylo101 on Mar 7, 2008 21:06:41 GMT -5
hmmm very od yet realistic
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Post by swampiewolfess on Mar 8, 2008 15:13:40 GMT -5
yes i know it doesn't mention the people of darkness but it does give you some kind of idea how the navajo believe..i'm still looking ...  |
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