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One of the most significant theoretical issues in contemporary American archaeology - the role of oral tradition in scientific research. Ronald J. Mason explores the tension between aboriginal oral traditions and the practice of archaeology in North America. That exploration is necessarily interdisc...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mason, Ronald J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Indians of North America > Folklore.
Indians of North America > History.
Oral tradition > North America.
Ethnohistory > North America.
Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Nord > Folklore.
Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Nord > Histoire.
Tradition orale > Amérique du Nord.
Ethnohistoire > Amérique du Nord.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Ethnohistory
Indians of North America
Oral tradition
North America
Folklore
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:One of the most significant theoretical issues in contemporary American archaeology - the role of oral tradition in scientific research. Ronald J. Mason explores the tension between aboriginal oral traditions and the practice of archaeology in North America. That exploration is necessarily interdisciplinary and set in a global context. Indeed, the issues at stake are universal in the current era of intellectual "decolonization" and multiculturalism. Unless committed to writing, even the most esteemed utterances are inevitably forgotten with the passing of generations, however muc
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 298 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-286) and index.
ISBN:9780817381417
0817381414

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