ISBN:
9780773521551
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (285 p)
Series Statement:
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series
Parallel Title:
Print version Flying Tiger : Women Shamans and Storytellers of the Amur
DDC:
398
Keywords:
Evenki (Asian people) ; Folklore
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Femmes chamans ; Amour, Vallée de l'' (Chine et Russie) ; Folklore
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Légendes ; Amour, Vallée de l'' (Chine et Russie)
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Tales ; Amur River Valley (China and Russia)
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Toungouses ; Folklore
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Women shamans ; Amur River Valley (China and Russia)
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Women storytellers ; Amur River Valley (China and Russia)
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Storytelling bridges culture, history, and spirituality. In The Flying Tiger Kira Van Deusen takes us into the world of the female shamans of the Amur, presenting over fifty traditional stories she recorded in the 1990s from the people of the taiga forest in the Russian Far East. More than a collection of tales, the reader learns about the lives of the story-tellers and their history, their spiritual traditions, adaptation to the environment, relationships with animals, and sense of humour.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Shamanic Storytelling of the Amur Region -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- J -- K -- M -- N -- O -- P -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Y -- 1 Udegei Storytellers in Gvasyugi -- Two girls and Kanda Mafa -- Kanda Mafa and the Bones -- The Seagull -- Crow and Otter -- Biatu and Belye -- The Ice Mountain -- Yegdyga and the Seal -- 2 More Stories from Gvasyugi -- Sister and Brother -- The Girl Who Married a Crow -- Two Sisters -- 3 Nivkh Storytelling in Nikolaevsk-na-Amure -- Nivkh Writing -- Knee Bump (Swan Girl) -- 4 Nanai Storytelling in Dada and Jari -- Frog and Mouse -- The Terrible Frog -- The Girl in the Ice -- Endohochen -- The Boy Who Went to a Forbidden Place -- Duchieke -- 5 Nanai Storytelling in Nergen and Naikhin -- Violetta's Legends -- The Mosquito Net -- Frog, Mouse, and Moose -- Pole, Caviar, Bladder, Haystack, and Bigeyes -- The Lazy Boy -- The Puppy -- Tiger Story -- The Passar Shaman -- Applesauce -- 6 Gvasyugi Storytelling -- Gounya -- The Monkeys -- Palam Padu - The Hunter's Bag -- Six Brothers and the Squirrels -- Toad Wife -- Seven Girls -- Belye and Naundyaka -- Gamuli -- 7 Ul'chi Storytelling in Bulava -- Ul'chi Bear Ceremony -- Two Sisters -- Memories of a Shaman -- The Sheat-fish -- How Anga Became a Shaman -- The Tiger Husband -- Anga's Grandfather and the Tiger -- Two Girls Who Married Tigers -- The Boy and the Tiger -- The Swan Girls -- The Taimen Girl -- 8 Nanai Storytelling in Nizhnye Khalby and Kondon -- The Geiker Clans -- The Flea Drum -- Lakicho -- The Girl and the Skull -- Bear and Fox -- Girl-Bride and Frog-Bride -- Two Old Women and Their Pants -- The Crocodile -- Appendices -- History of the Amur Peoples -- Readings on Siberian Shamanism -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S.
Description / Table of Contents:
""Contents""; ""Introduction: Shamanic Storytelling of the Amur Region""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""J""; ""K""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""Y""; ""1 Udegei Storytellers in Gvasyugi""; ""Two girls and Kanda Mafa""; ""Kanda Mafa and the Bones""; ""The Seagull""; ""Crow and Otter""; ""Biatu and Belye""; ""The Ice Mountain""; ""Yegdyga and the Seal""; ""2 More Stories from Gvasyugi""; ""Sister and Brother""; ""The Girl Who Married a Crow""; ""Two Sisters""; ""3 Nivkh Storytelling in Nikolaevsk-na-Amure""
Description / Table of Contents:
""Nivkh Writing""""Knee Bump (Swan Girl)""; ""4 Nanai Storytelling in Dada and Jari""; ""Frog and Mouse""; ""The Terrible Frog""; ""The Girl in the Ice""; ""Endohochen""; ""The Boy Who Went to a Forbidden Place""; ""Duchieke""; ""5 Nanai Storytelling in Nergen and Naikhin""; ""Violetta's Legends""; ""The Mosquito Net""; ""Frog, Mouse, and Moose""; ""Pole, Caviar, Bladder, Haystack, and Bigeyes""; ""The Lazy Boy""; ""The Puppy""; ""Tiger Story""; ""The Passar Shaman""; ""Applesauce""; ""6 Gvasyugi Storytelling""; ""Gounya""; ""The Monkeys""; ""Palam Padu � The Hunter's Bag""
Description / Table of Contents:
""Six Brothers and the Squirrels""""Toad Wife""; ""Seven Girls""; ""Belye and Naundyaka""; ""Gamuli""; ""7 Ul'chi Storytelling in Bulava""; ""Ul'chi Bear Ceremony""; ""Two Sisters""; ""Memories of a Shaman""; ""The Sheat-fish""; ""How Anga Became a Shaman""; ""The Tiger Husband""; ""Anga's Grandfather and the Tiger""; ""Two Girls Who Married Tigers""; ""The Boy and the Tiger""; ""The Swan Girls""; ""The Taimen Girl""; ""8 Nanai Storytelling in Nizhnye Khalby and Kondon""; ""The Geiker Clans""; ""The Flea Drum""; ""Lakicho""; ""The Girl and the Skull""; ""Bear and Fox""
Description / Table of Contents:
""Girl-Bride and Frog-Bride""""Two Old Women and Their Pants""; ""The Crocodile""; ""Appendices""; ""History of the Amur Peoples""; ""Readings on Siberian Shamanism""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
