The anguish of snails : Native American folklore in the West /

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After a career of working and living with Native Americans and studying their traditions, Barre Toelken has written this sweeping study of Native American folklore in the West. Within a framework of performance theory, cultural worldview, and collaborative research, he examines Native American visua...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Toelken, Barre, 1935-2018
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, ©2003.
Colección:Folklife of the West ; v. 2.
Temas:
Indians of North America > West (U.S.) > Folklore.
Folklore > Performance > West (U.S.)
Folklore > West (U.S.) > Classification.
Oral tradition > West (U.S.)
Peuples autochtones > États-Unis (Ouest) > Folklore.
Folklore > Interprétation > États-Unis (Ouest)
Folklore > États-Unis (Ouest) > Classification.
Tradition orale > États-Unis (Ouest)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Folklore.
Folklore > Performance.
Indians of North America.
Oral tradition.
Volkskunst
West United States.
Amerika > Nordwest
Indianer.
Classification.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: the snail's clues
  • Cultural patterns in Native American folklore: an introduction
  • Visual patterns of performance: arts
  • Kinetic patterns of performance: dance
  • Oral patterns of performance: story and song
  • Patterns and themes in Native humor
  • Cultural patterns of discovery
  • Epilogue: "gleaning" and the active audience.

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