When our words return : writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon / / edited by Phyllis Morrow and William Schneider

• Pubblicazione: Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, 1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 398.2/089970798
• Soggetto topico: Indians of North America - Alaska; Indians of North America - Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska); Indians of North America - Alaska - Writing; Indians of North America - Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) - Writing; Oral tradition - Alaska; Oral tradition - Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska); Tales - Alaska - Structural analysis; Tales - Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) - Structural analysis
• Altri autori: MorrowPhyllis SchneiderWilliam
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Writing -- pt. 2. Hearing -- pt. 3. Remembering.
• Sommario/riassunto: The title to this interdisciplinary collection draws on the Yupik Eskimo belief that seals, fish, and other game are precious gifts that, when treated with respect and care, will return to be hunted again. Just so, if oral traditions are told faithfully and respectfully, they will return to benefit future generations. The contributors to this volume are concerned with the interpretation and representation of oral narrative and how it is shaped by its audience and the time, place, and cultural context of the narration. Thus, oral traditions are understood as a series of dialogue
• Titolo autorizzato: When Our Words Return
• ISBN: 1-283-07798-1; 9786613077981; 0-87421-376-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141011203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II