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Autore |
Lankford George E. <1938-> |
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Titolo |
Native American legends of the Southeast : tales from the Natchez, Caddo, Biloxi, Chickasaw, and other nations / / compiled and edited by George E. Lankford |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2011 |
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Edizione |
[5th ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (266 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Indians of North America - Southern States |
Indians of North America |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published : Little Rock : August House, 1987. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Texts; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Setting the Stage; 1. Preliminary Reflections; 2. The Native American Southeast; The Ways of the World; 3. The Above World; 4. The Under World; 5. The Middle World; 6. The Tribes of People; 7. The Plant World; Adventures; 8. The Twins; 9. The Wonderful Garments; 10. The Bead-Spitter/Marooned Hero; 11. Other Adventures; 12. Tricksters; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The study of legends has long been a critical component of cultural anthropological analysis. In Native American Legends of the Southeast , George E. Lankford has compiled and analyzed a collection of unique and rare legends that will continue to appeal to scholars and students of Native American culture and the study of legends in general. |
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