ISBN:
9781462912810
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (108 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Shadows from the Singing House
Keywords:
Eskimos Folklore
;
Tales
Abstract:
〈DIV〉THE SINGING HOUSE is where the Eskimos assembled in the ancient days to sing the songs that told the stories of why the raven is black or how the fog came to be. For without the means to record these tales, how else but through these songs were the succeeding generations to know of the past? The tales in this book are all authentic Eskimo legends passed down from generations past. They have a distinct native quality of the Eskimo, and like fairy tales and legends of other countries, they are overflowing in fanciful delight.〈BR〉〈/DIV〉
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Prologue; 1 The Spirit of the Moon; 2 The First White Men; 3 Sedna, the Sea Goddess; 4 Why the Raven Is Black; 5 How the Guillemots Came; 6 The First Narwhal; 7 Kasiagsak Who Lied; 8 How the Sea Ravens Came To Be; 9 The Angakok; 10 How the Light Came; 11 How the Fog Came; 12 Avunang; 13 The Girls Who Chose Strange Husbands; 14 Qalutaligssuaq; 15 The Man and the Star; 16 The Dragon; 17 The Flood; 18 The Strong Man; Bibliography; Back Cover
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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