Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 285 Seiten
,
26 cm
DDC:
398.2
Keywords:
Clackamas (Indiens)
;
Clackamas (Indiens) - Folklore
;
Clackamas - Folklore
;
Indiens d'Amérique - Amérique du Nord - Folklore
;
Clackamas Indians Folklore
;
Clackamas Indians
;
Tales
Abstract:
During months ... in 1929 ... and 1930, [the author] recorded Clackamas Chinook myths, tales, and ethnographic items in text and translation.... Upon completion of the manuscripts of both parts of the texts, [he] proceeded to study the content and style of the myths and tales. -Pref.
Description / Table of Contents:
Analyses of eight stories: Coyote & skunk; Badger & coyote were neighbors; Fire & his son's son; Grizzly and black bear ran away with the two girls; Grizzly woman killed people; Flint & his son's son; Awl & her son's son -- Literature as a whole -- Features of content: Emphases in content; Relationships; Personalities; Humor; The good; World view; Songs -- Features of style: Variability in play structures; Stylized devices & motifs; Terse delineation & speedy action
Note:
Erschienen auch als Nr. 26 der Viking Foundation Publications in anthropology
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