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Algonquian spirit : contemporary translations of the Algonquian literatures of North America / / edited by Brian Swann



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Titolo: Algonquian spirit : contemporary translations of the Algonquian literatures of North America / / edited by Brian Swann Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2005
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (561 p.)
Disciplina: 897/.3
Soggetto topico: Algonquian literature - North America
Algonquian mythology - North America
Algonquian Indians
Algonquian languages
Legends - North America
Soggetto geografico: North America Folklore
Altri autori: SwannBrian  
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART 1: East -- The Tale of a Hoax -- Eastern Seaboard Community -- FairWarning -- Lenape -- The Arrival of the Whites -- Munsee -- The Delaware Creation Story -- Passamaquoddy -- Two Animal Stories -- Cihkonaqc: Turtle -- Espons: Raccoon -- Social and Ceremonial Songs -- Song of the Drum -- Maliseet -- Traditions of Koluskap, the Culture Hero -- Mi'kmaq -- The Great Fire -- PART 2: Central -- Naskapi -- Two Wolverine Stories -- Wolverine and the Ducks -- Wolverine and the Geese -- Ojibwe -- Waabitigweyaa, the One Who Found the Anishinaabeg First -- The Origin of War -- That Way We Should Be Walking -- Potawatomi -- Three Tales -- Crane Boy -- A Rabbit Tale -- Raccoon and Wolf -- Eastern Cree -- Louse and Wide Lake -- A Pair of Hero Stories -- The Birds that Flew Off with People -- How the Wolf Came to Be -- Omushkego (Swampy Cree) -- Omushkego Legends from Hudson Bay -- Legend of Wiissaakechaahk -- Anwe and the Cannibal Exterminators -- Miami-Illinois and Shawnee -- Culture-Hero and Trickster Stories -- Wiihsakacaakwa Aalhsoohkaakana -- Wilakhtwa -- Ceekiiθa -- Meskwaki -- Winter Stories -- The Ice Maidens -- Has-A-Rock -- Three Winter Stories -- The One Whose Father Was the Sun -- Golden Hide -- The One Whose Eye Was a Bear's Eye -- Menominee -- The Origin of the Spirit Rock -- PART 3: West -- Plains Cree -- Pine Root -- Arapaho -- Ghost Dance Songs -- The Songs -- Three Stories -- The Eagles -- The Second Thought -- The Captive -- Blackfeet -- Scarface -- Cheyenne -- The Rolling Head -- Contributors -- Index.
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ISBN: 1-280-37446-2
9786610374465
0-8032-0533-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826092803321
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