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Retelling Trickster in Naapi's Language

"An examination of Niitsitapisinii (Blackfoot) origin stories about one of the powerful and unpredictable creators in Niitsitapii consciousness: Naapi. Through in-depth linguistic analysis, Howe reinterprets the earliest references to Naapi, offering an authentic understanding of his identity a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Howe, Nimachia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University Press of Colorado, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Who is Naapi? Sign as First Language; 2. Naapi's Name; 3. Myth, Legend, and Naapi; 4. A Different Conceptual Order; Appendix: Selected Naapi Stories; Person's Face; Lone Woman; Lone Pine; Wheel Game; Sliding Place; Notes; Index