ISBN:
0912006242
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XXV, 134 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karte
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24 cm
Schlagwort(e):
Traditionale Kultur
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Eskimo
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Alaska
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Quelle
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Eskimo
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Alaska
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Traditionale Kultur
Kurzfassung:
A collection of twenty-four Eskimo legends and stories, featuring talking animals, people who are clever and magical, and those who are evil and greedy
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Enthält unter anderem:: Mythology of Ayaatayat. Ogre baby, Makkatahlungiq. Battle song of the giants. Imitchaq's hero. Creation of the first festival. Mythical rolling fire. Legend of the Aurora Borealis. Wiilingiataq, a girl who refuses to marry. Legend of Egg Island and Besboro Island. Legend of tree moss. How the orphan boy destroys an Eskimo village. Ptarmigan legend. Eskimo Shaman's flight to the moon. Snow igloos and sod igloos, a modern tale. Raven, a great hunter. Ihlliagaq's big haul. Yonge and the flounder. Johnny Niuqsik, squirrel hunter. Ugruk hunters. Forgetful Eskimo boy. Curious little mouse. Miraculous little seal poke. Legend: On how to exchange gifts. Legend of Kotzebue village.
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